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Can’t come to one of our open days? Our guided visits include a presentation on the University, a question-and-answer session with current students, and a campus tour. Available most Wednesdays, at 1.30pm to 3.30pm. www.manchester.ac.uk/guidedvisits Take an independent look around our campus. Our Visitors Centre (building 37 on our campus map, see p205) can provide maps and information. Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Take an accommodation tour of some of our halls of residence in Fallowfield, including a walking tour of the Fallowfield campus and a viewing of at least one student bedroom. Available most Wednesdays, November to March, 10.30am–12 noon. t: +44 (0)161 275 2077
www.manchester.ac.uk/opendays 1 Why Manchester
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2 Get to know us before you apply
Everyone in college or sixth form If you’re in Year 12 or 13, join our University of Manchester Aspiring Students’ Society (UMASS). You’ll get a unique insight into Manchester student life via exclusive online content, a monthly e-newsletter, subject taster days and study skills workshops, plus support with your UCAS application. www.umass.manchester.ac.uk Students from Greater Manchester The Manchester Access Programme (MAP) is for Year 12 students in Greater Manchester who are from backgrounds less likely to go to university, such as low income families, or with experience of being in local authority care. If you live or study in Greater Manchester and meet certain criteria, you could join MAP. We recruit students during their first term of Year 12 (lower sixth). As a MAP student you'll complete a portfolio of work to demonstrate your potential to succeed at university and help you prepare for the move to higher education. You'll receive guidance throughout the application process and a number of benefits on completing the programme, including a scholarship if you then come to study at Manchester. Find out if you're eligible: www.manchester.ac.uk/ manchesteraccessprogramme
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Why Manchester University Getting involved OUR COURSES 66 Ten reasons why 6 Cosmopolitan campus 22 The hub of student life 52 Next steps The Manchester student journey 8 Support to meet your needs 30 Getting active 54 Applying to Manchester 198 Five signs you’re a Accommodation for all tastes 34 Making a difference 56 Planning your finances 200 Manchester student 10 City The Manchester degree Assessing your application 202 Graduate with the ability to… 11 Manchester 40 Degrees of excellence 58 Campus map 204 Standing on the shoulders of giants 12 Events calendar 48 Study abroad 60 Course index 206 Tackling global challenges Industrial experience 62 with Manchester research 14 Broaden your studies 64 A network of inspiring alumni 18 The international university 20
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We welcome the UK’s largest reasons why 4 student community, open to e ambition and talent from everywhere – including the The University of Manchester is Britain’s highest number of international most popular university, receiving more students in the UK, and students from diverse socio-economic undergraduate applications than any other As one of the UK’s top backgrounds. university in the UK. Here are a few reasons research institutions, we why we’re the obvious choice for the Discover the benefits of multicultural feed our research directly Manchester – p20. world’s brightest and best. into our courses – meaning you’ll graduate with cutting-edge knowledge in 3 your field. Get a taste of our world-leading 1 research – p14.
We’re the most targeted We attract world-leading university by the UK’s top minds – 25 Nobel laureates 100 graduate employers*. We’re right at the heart have worked or studied Discover how you can boost your of Britain’s most here, including three on our employability – p56. popular student city. current staff. Learn about our history of Explore the city of Manchester innovation and discovery – p12. – p40. 2 5
6 You could join the UK’s 8 10 biggest students’ union, offering an unrivalled We are unique in the UK in having We’re part of the range of exciting social social responsibility as a core prestigious Russell Group: and extra-curricular goal – and we invite you to share 24 leading UK universities opportunities. our world-changing ambitions, committed to the highest Discover our eclectic Students’ with courses and activities that international levels of Union – p52. help you develop as a socially academic excellence in 6 responsible, global citizen. teaching and research. Learn how you can make a difference to others as well as to your career – p56.
And we’re not stopping there. We want to 7 become one of the top 25 universities in the world by 2020 – and we’re well on the We partner with leaders way to achieving our ambition, having in industry and education to leapt 40 places from 78th to 38th** in the offer you diverse practical We’re investing past ten years. experiences to supplement £1.75 billion in 9 your academic learning cutting-edge and make you even campus facilities. more employable. Explore our historic, yet ever- What’s evolving campus – p22. See how you could broaden your your horizons – p59. ambition? Discover how a Manchester degree can help you to achieve it.
* The Graduate Market in 2015 – High Fliers Research** Academic Ranking of World Universities 2004 and 2014 7 Why Manchester The Manchester Join The University of Manchester. Be ready for anything – student and try it all.
Join Student Action journey Manchester. Lead a volunteering project teaching ICT skills You’ll discover a world of opportunities at to refugees based The University of Manchester, helping you in the city. prepare for future success. What could your student journey look like?
Undertake an interactive workshop on our Ethical Grand Challenges Programme, and be inspired to make a difference to contemporary society.
8 Secure a summer internship at the Volunteer at the Manchester University’s Brooks International Festival. Gain World Poverty Institute. insight into careers in Work on website cultural and creative content, gaining useful industries – and a free ticket technical and project to see a world premiere management skills, and performance. help us to tackle global inequalities.
Contribute to Combine a period of study in current cancer Hong Kong with a project on research, working intercultural communication. alongside a Receive our prestigious Manchester Manchester Global Award. researcher during your final-year laboratory work.
Chair the University of Manchester Hiking Club. Work at IBM for a year as Hone your leadership part of your degree. Gain skills while exploring professional skills and areas of natural beauty in real-world context for the nearby Peak District, your academic studies. Lake District and further afield.
9 Why Manchester Five n that you’re a Manchester student
You proactively seek out You’re eager opportunities to to broaden learn and develop your horizons and beyond your meet the world in a studies. friendly, international You’re student city. enthusiastic and adventurous, ready to try new things and meet fresh challenges. You think critically, You value integrity questioning, and want to be a reasoning and responsible citizen analysing. of the world.
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Communicate real passion for and cutting-edge knowledge of your field of expertise.
Demonstrate proven leadership abilities with confident communication and teamworking skills.
Show experience of a variety of working environments, making you a valuable and adaptable asset wherever you want to work.
Display entrepreneurial abilities and ambition.
Stand out in a competitive international jobs market, with cross-cultural knowledge and experience.
Join our active worldwide network of more than 280,000 alumni, networking, socialising and sharing your expertise.
Look back and feel proud that you made the most of Manchester.
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Standing on the shoulders of
Manchester ushered in the digital age. The world’s first stored-program computer was developed here in 1948, and Alan Turing pioneered artificial intelligence during his time at giants the University.
Manchester’s story is one of world firsts and brilliant discoveries. Join us and follow in the footsteps of global innovators and pioneers whose achievements have helped shape the modern world.
25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied at Manchester.
Manchester is the birthplace of nuclear physics. Here, Ernest Rutherford’s work between 1907 and 1919 led to the 12 splitting of the atom. Our observatory at Jodrell Bank is home to the iconic Lovell Telescope, which was the world’s biggest telescope of its kind when it first opened in 1957. Jodrell Bank will also soon be home to the central control hub of the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.
Manchester professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov received the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for isolating the world’s thinnest, strongest, most conductive and first-ever two- Christabel Pankhurst, a dimensional material – graphene Manchester law graduate (also found in pencil lead). in 1906, who was unable to enter the profession because she was female, became one of the suffragette movement’s most committed What this campaigners. means foryou • Gain a degree from a prestigious, historic and reputable university • Study in an academic environment that turns inspiration into reality, encouraging innovation, experimentation and creative thinking Economist Arthur Lewis became the first black professor at a British university when he joined us in 1948, and he published his most influential works while at Manchester.
13 Why Manchester Tacklingr globale challengesse withar Manchesterch Manchester is one of the world’s top research universities, ranked fifth in the UK for our ‘research power’*. Come here and you’ll join an institution that’s tackling some of the world’s most critical problems to ensure a brighter future for society – and feeding world-class research into your degree.
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Energy, fuel and aerospace industries need ever-more durable, flexible materials. We’re finding new ways forward, leading the world in developing new and existing materials for extreme environments, as well as measuring and exploring them to fully understand their properties and potential. Then there’s graphene. One-atom thick, this material is set to revolutionise industry. Our materials researchers are constantly coming up with new ways to improve and transform current products, from providing clean water for millions in developing communities, to creating sustainable energy storage devices. Addressing “Research into graphene is developing very fast at Manchester. The University is one of the largest to manage to collect a critical mass of people in different global inequalities areas of science. These collectively push graphene Uniting some of the best academic minds across applied medicine and the research far and in many different directions.” humanities, we’re creating and sharing knowledge to end the blight of poverty Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov and inequality across the world. With years of research in global development, Nobel laureate and Professor of Physics health care, education, employment and equality and diversity, we help to deliver real-world benefit. Organisations from multinational corporations to global charities and national governments partner with us to change the way they work and govern. Our research directly influences policies that make positive changes for people living in poverty and inequality.
“The Brooks World Poverty Institute pulls several strains of research and knowledge in the University together into a coherent whole, to tackle what is still the most pressing and largest human inequality: global poverty. This is probably not duplicated anywhere else in Europe, or even the world.” Dr Rory Brooks Chair of our Global Leadership Board Donor and supporter of our Brooks World Poverty Institute
*According to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 15 Why Manchester Combating cancer
We’re fighting cancer on many fronts. We analyse its molecular and cellular basis. Through our nursing, psychology and policy work, we research and implement solutions to cancer’s physical, emotional and economic impact. Partnerships with the NHS and major cancer-related charities place us at the forefront of cancer treatment, where outstanding clinical work is leading to new techniques and innovative personalised treatments. And our collaborations with companies like AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline bring new drugs to the market more quickly. Meeting
“The University is very interested in having an impact on public health. We are especially well placed, though our interactions energy demands with local hospitals and our partnerships with Cancer Research UK and the Christie, to create a multidisciplinary structure that We’re enhancing the efficiency and viability of renewable energy sources, from will attack the problem from the diagnosis, to the solar to bioenergy, while helping partners in ‘bridging fuels’ such as oil and gas treatment, to the follow-up, in the most efficient way.” to meet ongoing demand. Our Dalton Nuclear Institute – the UK’s most Professor Sir Salvador Moncada advanced academic nuclear research capability – is guiding the government’s Director, Institute of Cancer Sciences industrial strategy for the civil nuclear sector. Our knowledge helps UK network partners deliver reliable and sustainable power. We’re developing techniques to store energy, so it’s available at peak times when consumption may exceed generation. And we’re blending engineering and the social sciences to investigate how urban society uses energy, and how demand can be met.
“The UK needs new facilities for nuclear research and new people to do that research. The University of Manchester can build facilities and recruit students, enabling us to reshape the UK’s research infrastructure for nuclear for the future.” Professor Andrew Sherry Chief Science and Technology Officer, National Nuclear Laboratory
16 Heading the industrial biotechnology revolution
Industry and health care needs sustainable, next-generation chemicals. Industrial biotechnology uses biological resources such as plants, algae, fungi, marine life and micro-organisms to revolutionise how we manufacture chemicals and materials, and provide renewable energy. One of Europe’s leading industry-interfaced institutes, our Manchester Institute of Biotechnology has world-leading capabilities in chemicals synthesis and manufacture. We partner with leading international companies from across the chemistry, biotechnology and biopharmaceutical sectors – including GlaxoSmithKline, Shell, Unilever and Pfizer – to drive the creation of new, bio- based chemicals.
“Team-based working is a hallmark of Manchester’s vision for pushing science forward. Here in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, we’re pushing very hard on the theme of industrial biotechnologist synthetic biology, which requires input from a range of scientists from the foundational sciences in chemistry, physics, computational sciences and biology.” Professor Nigel Scrutton Director, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology What this means foryou • World-class research across our disciplines can hit the headlines one day, and feature in one of your lectures the next • Learn from leaders in their fields, at a university that regularly invests in the best research and learning facilities and resources • Benefit from a learning environment where interdisciplinary teamworking is the basis of discovery and innovation
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17 Why Manchester aluA networkm of inspiringni Manchester is connected with Andrew Cohen Head of Science, BBC more than 280,000 alumni across BSc (Hons) Physiology and Pharmacology, 1994 the globe. Here, four alumni look “My time at Manchester provided two key things: a solid back on their time at Manchester – education and a great social life. As well as retaining and reveal how it helped them get many close friends more than 20 years later, the Damaris Treasure education I received at Manchester has stood the Head of Public Affairs, Manchester City FC where they are today. test of time very well. Although BBC Science makes BA (Hons) Classical Studies, 2011 programmes about all areas of science, as a filmmaker I “Manchester gave me a degree to be proud of, specialised in medical films, using the knowledge of my new friends and new learning experiences. You have degree as a solid foundation. the opportunity to meet such a diverse range of people; “Manchester is a great city, a great university and a every single one can teach you something that you can magnet for interesting students from all over Britain and use in future. the world. From speaking to some of the greatest minds “Learning to balance the many strands of university life on the planet, to living with six like minds in a messy flat whileworking taught me more than I could have imagined in Fallowfield – I look back at those times as some of the about time management and prioritisation. best in my life. “Every year I participate in a 'Meet the Professionals' “In recent years I’ve been lucky enough to connect with event at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. the University again through becoming an Honorary It's really important to share experience, because it's very Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences. It only rare that the route into any career is straightforward, and feels right to try and give something back to an institution job-hunting is such a daunting experience. It’s proved that gave me so much.” valuable for Manchester City, too; we’ve recruited two Andrew’s advice for you: “Choose Manchester – you won’t interns that I met at the last two sessions!” regret it.” Damaris’s advice for you: “Work hard and embrace the city, its people and its unique and vibrant culture.”
18 Olivia Barker UK Director, Kids Club Kampala BA Econ Development Studies, 2011 “Manchester had a big impact on me. I gained lifelong friends, had lots of great experiences, and enjoyed a very active social life. Studying international development also further ignited my passion for working in a developing country. I gained a good theoretical understanding of the working context, plus practical skills that have been extremely useful in setting up and growing a small charity. “Student Action played a huge part in my life at Manchester. I ran their Willowbank volunteer project, working with a fantastic group of children from a homeless refuge in Fallowfield – playing games, doing art, crafts and baking, and taking them on fun trips out. It was such a privilege to work with those kids. Brian Cox Professor of Particle Physics / BBC TV Presenter What this “I’m happy to share my experiences with Manchester BSc (Hons) Physics, 1992 students. If you’re interested in this kind of work, you means foryou have to have a passion for what you’re doing and be “Manchester has completely defined my life and my incredibly determined to succeed.” career. I’ve been here for 22 years, around half my life. • Former students like these regularly share their I’ve learnt the most wonderful things about the universe, expertise with Manchester students; they can help Olivia’s advice for you: “Be prepared to learn a lot physics, biology, the arts. It’s a place where you can you get the most from your time with us, and give academically, and about yourself personally.” wander through knowledge. you a head start after graduation “Manchester is a superb place to be a student. It provides • Be inspired by our alumni success stories; find your both the specific degree education that you want, and the own passion at Manchester and work towards your rounded experience of growing up in one of the world’s goals, while building many happy memories along major cities. Our students tend to want the best possible the way education and learning environment, but also to have access to other things. The city is tuned to students, but is www.pinterest.com/alumniuom/ also a world city that offers so much more. university-of-manchester-alumni “The University has helped me immeasurably because it values education beyond its walls as much as it values education within its walls. And lecturing first years is a superb way of enhancing your understanding of a subject. It really makes you think, and it’s great to meet all the students. Brian’s advice for you: “Be open to a rounded education; explore the things that interest you.”
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Theinternational university
We’re proud to welcome more international students than any other UK university, adding to the melting pot of communities that exist in the multicultural city of Manchester. Our diversity offers all our students exciting opportunities to connect and grow. Come here and meet the world; leave here with broader horizons, lifelong international connections, and greater employability as a culturally sensitive and globally aware individual.
20 “I like the multiculturalism the city offers. We have the opportunity to meet people from everywhere, to eat in restaurants from all over the world, to listen to different kinds of music.” Laura Chérubin, BA (Hons) Business and Modern Languages
Supporting international students • the supportive and social network of our International We’re ranked 38th in the world, 7th in Society, plus 69 student societies dedicated to people Europe and 5th in the UK in the 2014 We recognise that studying in a different country can be a and interests from diverse nations; daunting prospect, and may raise some unique needs and Academic Ranking of World Universities. concerns. That’s why we offer a range of dedicated • tailored careers support for international students, services to students coming to Manchester from outside of including an international careers blog and work the EU, including: experience for international students; We’re connected with more than 280,000 • a guaranteed place in University accommodation for • an extensive range of pre-sessional English language alumni based in organisations and countries the duration of your course (if you pay international programmes and free continuing English language across the globe. fees and come to Manchester alone); support throughout your studies; • a dedicated orientation programme upon arrival; • foundation courses for certain international students requiring further academic grounding before Our Manchester Global Award offers you • professional, confidential advice on a range of undertaking a UK degree; the chance to combine academic study on issues, including immigration and visas; • local places of worship for all major faiths. global issues with hands-on intercultural • a free airport shuttle service for new students experience, enabling you to compete and arriving at Manchester Airport; www.manchester.ac.uk/international excel in a diverse, international job market.
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Cosmopolitan
Reaching into the heart of Britain’s number one student city, our friendly, University Place self-contained campus brings together a multicultural community of As well as being a hub for major University events, this around 40,000 students from 154 countries to study, relax and get central building houses the Atrium, a one-stop-shop for involved in university life. We’re investing a massive £1.75 billion to student enquiries. Drop by for useful advice on how to boost your employability, manage your money, study transform our campus and facilities, creating an optimum and abroad and much more – or enjoy some quiet study time sustainable learning environment for world-class students. on a comfortable sofa. uomtheatrium.wordpress.com
22 Whitworth Building The most iconic of our historic Victorian buildings marks the heart of our campus. You’ll use it to orient yourself when you first arrive – and to bid your university experience a formal farewell when you graduate within the grandeur of Whitworth Hall. www.manchester.ac.uk/historic-buildings
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Students’ Union building Home to the UK’s biggest Students’ Union, with hundreds of student societies, an independent advice service, and shops, a café and bar offering student-friendly prices. www.manchesterstudentsunion.com
The University of Manchester Library One of only five National Research Libraries in the country, this is also one of the UK’s best-resourced academic libraries, with more than four million printed books and manuscripts and more than half a million electronic items. A further ten specialist libraries are conveniently located across campus. The Main Library will be undergoing a major redevelopment between 2016 and 2019 in order to significantly improve facilities. www.manchester.ac.uk/library
24 Alan Gilbert Learning Commons Manchester students helped to design every aspect of this ultra-modern study space, from the interior design to a host of student-centred services, and from sustainable lighting to the flexible use of learning pods and media screens for group study and independent learning. Open 24/7 during term time. www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ learningcommons
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Jodrell Bank Observatory Located in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, it’s well worth visiting this University asset to explore the wonders of the universe – and the work of Manchester astrophysicists and engineers. www.jodrellbank.net
26 Martin Harris Centre Campus street market for Music and Drama Every Tuesday in term time you’ll find locally Our primary performance space sourced treats for your taste buds here – for contemporary and classic complementing the many cafes and music, drama, comedy, restaurants on campus. Enjoy breakfast on literature and more. the go, a quick bite between lectures, or a www.manchester.ac.uk/ leisurely lunch with new friends. martinharriscentre www.manchester.ac.uk/ foodoncampus
Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester Museum Also part of the University, one of the city’s premier art spaces is based in Explore ancient worlds and an ever- nearby Whitworth Park. It re- changing array of exhibitions at our own launched in 2015 after a spectacular museum on campus. £15 million refurbishment. www.manchester.ac.uk/museum www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth
IT facilities Gilbert Square You’ll find more than 3,000 PCs and widespread free WiFi around Next to the Learning campus, and you can also join the Commons, this green international eduroam network for space is a favourite spot quick and easy access to WiFi for relaxing, reading facilities at other participating and even enjoying a institutions as well as Manchester. lunchtime picnic in Mobile-friendly facilities include summer. eLearning, email and printing. www.manchester.ac.uk/ itservices/students
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Manchester Academy Manchester Aquatics Centre The original and biggest of our One of the UK’s biggest and best Students’ Union’s four gig venues swimming facilities built for the 2002 welcomes a broad range of Commonwealth Games, featuring two musical talent, from Prince to 50-metre pools, a diving pool, sauna, London Grammar, Kaiser Chiefs steam room and spa. to The Stranglers, and Rita Ora www.better.org.uk/leisure/ to Kylie Minogue. manchester-aquatics-centre www.manchesteracademy.net
Armitage Sports Centre Located in Fallowfield, facilities include an air-conditioned fitness suite with free- weights area; sports hall for badminton, basketball, cricket, netball and volleyball; two squash courts; four floodlit five-a- Holy Name Church side football pitches; two full-sized Just one of the many places of floodlit artificial turf pitches; six grass worship that you’ll find for pitches and two tennis courts. diverse faiths within and near our www.manchester.ac.uk/ campus, as well as dedicated armitagesports areas reserved for quiet prayer and reflection. Sugden Sports Centre In among the academic buildings, this centre is the ideal spot to drop in for Find out a workout or fitness class between lectures, or compete in an organised sport activity. This is one of our four more main sports sites, which together www.manchester.ac.uk/ include fully equipped fitness suites, university several indoor courts and outdoor pitches and well-being rooms for Whitworth Park activities such as yoga and tai chi. This 18-acre municipal park at the edge of www.manchester.ac.uk/sport/ our main campus is a popular green space in facilities which to rest and ramble – or play five-a-side football on its floodlit pitch.
28 John Rylands Library This beautiful neo-Gothic, University- owned library in Manchester city centre is home to one of the world’s finest collections of rare books and manuscripts – including first edition Shakespeare plays, the earliest surviving fragment of the New Testament, and the world’s smallest book. www.manchester.ac.uk/library/rylands
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• support securing internships and placements to give Library services We want our students to be the you a head start with employers; very best they can be. That's why Print and digital resources are essential for academic study • an online vacancies and events database used by – and at Manchester we have one of the best-resourced we offer experienced, specialist thousands of employers; academic libraries in the country. Specialist services include: support services to boost your • professional career guidance consultants providing • access to special collections, including rare books, academic, personal and tailored advice via face-to-face appointments, phone manuscripts and archives; professional development, and help and email; • group study rooms and 24-hour study spaces; you find a solution to any difficulty, • one-to-one career mentoring with experienced • exhibitions and events at our John Rylands Library in enabling you to enjoy Manchester professionals from all sectors; the city centre; • regular career fairs, presentations and workshops • 11 library sites across campus, all with free WiFi. student life to the full. where you can meet, learn from and network with potential employers; www.manchester.ac.uk/library • news, information and events via our comprehensive Careers Service careers website and social media channels. My Learning Essentials is an award-winning programme run by the Library that gives you online Manchester graduates are well known for their www.manchester.ac.uk/careers and face-to-face help developing your skills in employability. Whether you have a fixed career path in everything from critical thinking to essay writing and mind or are open to various future options, at Manchester Exclusive to Manchester students: My Future referencing, from using specialist databases to writing we encourage you to incorporate career development Profiler interactive questionnaire gives you a CVs and managing your online presence. activities into your student life and degree from day one. detailed, personalised report explaining how to That’s why our Careers Service offers you: prepare for future success in your chosen area. • practical skills-development courses and workshops to boost your capabilities and commercial awareness; • help securing part-time jobs and volunteering work to develop your professional skills and CV;
30 Student profile Learning resources for students, by students
There are whiteboards with markers, headphones if you want to listen to something without disturbing Dentistry student Sameera other people, and a variety of learning spaces with Mukadam loves the Alan really comfortable chairs where you can sit down, chill Gilbert Learning Commons, a out and get your work done.” contemporary study space at On undertaking our Library’s the heart of campus that was study skills programme… “I’ve used My Learning Essentials, which includes designed in collaboration with online tutorials that you can work through plus face- Manchester students. She’s to-face workshops on various topics, like how to reference, academic writing and calming your busy also boosting her study skills brain. The workshop on managing procrastination and her career prospects at comes in really handy at exam times.” our University Library, On working part-time at the Library… participating in tutorials and “As a student rover I’m part of the Library support workshops, and working part- team, acting as a bridge between students and staff. We see to students’ needs, check the printers, raise time as a ‘student rover’. awareness of useful library services, assist in the workshops, and for anything else we can think of. Staff here are amazing, they let you get on with On the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons… whatever you need to do, and are really supportive.” “I definitely think the Learning Commons is On her career development… unique to Manchester; I don't think any other cities have a student building as beautiful. I’m in “I’ve only been a student rover for a few months, and here every day. It’s well laid out and nice and bright, so I’ve already learnt so much. We learn how to use you feel happy and motivated to study. Everything’s different computer software. We work on the enquiry designed for us.” desk, so I’m developing my interpersonal and communication skills. And it’s a very innovative role – On facilities at the Learning Commons… you can work on your own initiative, create tasks and come up with ideas to solve problems. I definitely “Students can book group study rooms, which I love, think it will benefit my future career prospects.” as it means we can arrange regular meetings without having to worry about location, noise, or facilities.
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IT services As well as all the basics, such as an email account and file storage space for your work, at Manchester you’ll have: • podcasts of lectures and other audio-visual learning resources, helping you replay and revise; • internet access in your room in all University-owned halls of residence; • dedicated IT support, including a 24/7 telephone helpline. www.manchester.ac.uk/itservices
Blackboard is our virtual learning environment, • our anonymous telephone helpline (Nightline) run by Contact or visit our Disability Support Office where you’ll find plenty of resources for your course students for students. before you apply, to discuss your needs and help you that you can access online, or via our iManchester decide whether Manchester is the university for you. mobile app. See p199. The Atrium is our one-stop shop for student enquiries. Drop in to chat to specialist advisers about Personal support careers, managing money, international programmes, volunteering, admin support and general well-being – Personal safety At Manchester you’ll always find a sympathetic ear for anything and everything to help you make the most Our security services, systems and practical safety advice your problems, along with confidential advice and practical of Manchester. ensure that our University campus and accommodation are support where needed. You can speak to: areas of low crime. You’ll benefit from: • your personal academic advisor; • CCTV and 24/7 security services across campus and Disability support • trained University counsellors; University accommodation; If you have additional needs arising from a medical • 24/7 pastoral care teams based in University condition, physical or sensory disability, specific learning • practical safety advice and support from University accommodation; disability such as dyslexia, or a mental health difficulty that staff and Greater Manchester Police, with whom we affects your study, we can provide support. See our maintain an excellent relationship. • independent professional advisors in our website or contact our Disability Support Office for details. Students’ Union; www.manchester.ac.uk/dso
32 Religious support If you want to find out about local faith organisations, explore issues of faith, or discuss a problem with a member of your faith, our diverse community can help. We have: • chaplaincy centres on campus for Anglican, Baptist, Jewish, Methodist, Roman Catholic and United Reformed Church religions; • links to more chaplaincies for other faiths; • student societies for most major religions in our Students’ Union.
We want you to enjoy a positive learning Need help meeting our English language entry English language support environment that is free from discrimination, bullying, requirements? Our University Language Centre You need a high standard of English to study at harassment, or victimisation, where you will be runs courses and tests that you can take before you Manchester. Some international students, even if they treated with respect and dignity irrespective of your start your studies with us. See p199. meet our entry requirements, may find they benefit age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment from extra English language support during their degree. status, marital status, nationality, religion or belief We offer: (including lack of belief), or sexual orientation. Childcare • extended periods of English language tuition Studying while caring for dependants can be a challenge. To find out about more about our values, practices available throughout the year to help you achieve your That’s why we offer: and policies surrounding equality and diversity issues study goals; at Manchester, see: • two nurseries near campus where your children (aged • support classes on academic writing, academic between six months and five years) can be cared for – speaking and listening, punctuation and grammar; www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/jobs/equality- get in touch early to join a waiting list; diversity • language testing service with recommendations • parents and carers network run by the Students’ on results. Union, plus further advice and support dedicated to www.manchester.ac.uk/student-support www.manchester.ac.uk/ulc your needs. www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial- guide/personal-life/student-parents
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For most of you, Manchester Our accommodation guarantee Hall life We guarantee you a place in University Halls are self-contained communities, some with their own won’t just be your next stage accommodation if: bars, common rooms and social activities, so they are an ideal place to make new friends. of education; it will be your • you’re a new first-year undergraduate student new home for the next few coming to live here by yourself (even if you already All halls have single bedrooms with an Internet connection. live in Manchester); years. Our diverse University In self-catered halls you share a kitchen and sometimes a • you’re an international (non-EU) student, in any living room, with other students. Some halls offer en suite accommodation offers year of study. facilities while others have shared bathrooms. something for everyone, We encourage conditional offer holders to apply as soon Most of our halls are based in one of the following three areas: including catered and self- as possible, and you must submit your accommodation application by 31 August. • City campus – close to the city centre and at the heart catered, traditional and Find out more about how and when to apply: of our teaching campus; modern options. www.manchester.ac.uk/accommodation/applications • Victoria Park campus – a nearby leafy suburb about a mile (2km) from campus; • Fallowfield campus – a student hub less than two miles (3km) from campus. Find out more about individual halls: www.manchester.ac.uk/accommodation/search
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Accommodation locations
Manchester city centre
City campus Typical room plans*:
Victoria Park campus
Shared kitchen / Study Study Study living room bedroom bedroom bedroom with with washbasin en suite Fallowfield campus
*Please note that, due to the diversity of halls, these are indicative floor plans only.
36 Residents’ Associations and Junior Common Rooms All our University halls of residence have a Residents’ Association (RA) or Junior Common Room (JCR), supported centrally by our Students’ Union. As a hall resident you are automatically a member of your RA or JCR; your membership fee is included in your rent. This fee goes into a fund that is used to run social events, trips and sporting activities for all residents, making University accommodation a more supportive and sociable place to live. A committee of students is elected every year to organise these activities and represent their fellow residents. Elections usually take place in October and are a great opportunity to get stuck into hall life straight away.
Accommodation fees Family accommodation Living at home Costs vary depending on facilities, but sample 2014 -15 We have a very limited supply of accommodation for prices are: students with families. Unfortunately, demand exceeds If you choose to live at home while you study at supply, so we cannot guarantee this type of Manchester, you’ll still have plenty of opportunities to Accommodation type Cost per week accommodation. Contact us to discuss your needs and get involved with student life. Our Students’ Union Single, self-catering bedroom; shared facilities £102 we’ll try our best to help. services for students living off-campus include: Single self-catered bedroom; en suite facilities £128 • Students Living at Home Society; Single bedroom in a catered (meals provided) hall £132 Private accommodation • transport buddy system; If you don’t want to live in halls, contact Manchester • day trips and networking events; Special requirements Student Homes – the best source of information and If you’ve got any special needs that may affect your advice on privately rented student accommodation in • Mature Students’ Society. accommodation requirements, such as a disability, medical Manchester. condition, or any specific dietary requirements, get in www.manchester.ac.uk/living-at-home touch as soon as you know you’re coming to Manchester, e: [email protected] and we’ll do our best to help. t +44 (0)161 275 7680 www.manchesterstudenthomes.com Find out more e: [email protected] t +44 (0)161 275 2888 www.manchester.ac.uk/accommodation
37 University Student profile Life in… a catered hall in Fallowfield
On settling in… BA (Hons) History of Art “Everyone was really helpful when I arrived and advised me on places to go to furnish my student Isabella Cohen room, where to go for things like lamps, etc. lives in Ashburne Hall –a And the JCR – they organise all our hall events small, catered hall of – they made Welcome Week so much fun. They helped to mentor everyone, so everyone residence at the heart of our knew what was what and where to go. It was Fallowfield campus. easy to meet and talk to lots of people, as there was something on every night and every day.” On Fallowfield… On catered accommodation… “Fallowfield is definitely the number one “I much prefer catered to self-catered choice for most students. I love living here; it accommodation. It’s my first year here and I’m has a great social culture. Fallowfield is seen as still trying to figure out my schedule, so having the ‘party campus’, but Ashburne also has a a set mealtime is helpful. Having to wake up more studious side, which is the perfect for breakfast at 8am also helps get me out of balance for me. bed and going for the day! Cooking – and “Everything’s really accessible, especially shopping for cooking – takes up time that you by bus. And Fallowfield has some nice little would otherwise have to study, or socialise.” indie cafes and bars. I love the Fallow Cafe: amazing food, really good coffee and On support… cheap drinks.” “The JCR is really active in our hall; I’m now its international rep. We run quizzes and formal On Ashburne Hall… dances throughout the year. We also have “It’s really friendly here. Everyone knocks on Norman the warden: he comes to dinner and people’s doors when they’re going out, and you can sit next to him and chat about invites you to join whatever they’re up to. We anything. He’s a best friend to everyone. also have a monthly formal dinner, where “I also really like how secure the building is. everyone dresses up for a four-course meal. You have to swipe your card twice just to get “Ashburne is super-historic. I love the into the building, so I feel more than building; even the dining room is beautiful.” comfortable here.”
38 Student profile Life in… a self-catered hall in Victoria Park
On settling in… BA (Hons) Management “I’m absolutely loving it here. At school you make great friends, but at university you and Leisure student spend nights and days with your friends, you Nathan Eldridge eat and live with them, you walk into uni with describes Opal Gardens – them every day – and friendship reaches a whole new level. I’ve made what feels like en suite rooms in a self- friends for life quite quickly.” catering hall of residence in On self-catering… leafy Victoria Park. “I assumed I’d be eating pasta and noodles all the time – but I’ve quickly realised that I can actually cook simple things like stir-fries, On Victoria Park… pizzas, ribs, steak. I’ve probably been eating “My three favourite things about where I live better here than at home! It’s just a question are the location, the peacefulness and the of adapting, learning and finding time to convenience. I’m near to Fallowfield and to cook. I have a flatmate I get on really well the University, so I can go quickly to either. with and we cook together. He’ll cook the I can have a night out, or I can stay in and pasta, I’ll cook the sauce – it’s quicker, more never struggle to get to sleep. And we’re fun and cheaper.” close to a nice row of shops: there’s a Lidl, a Tesco, a Morrisons, and a big Asda round On support… the corner.” “There’s a great maintenance team – if anything happens like a light bulb going, On Opal Gardens… you can register the problem with an online “I really like our common room: it’s a good system and they will sort it out as soon place for everyone to meet up, have a drink, as possible. play table tennis, watch sport or a movie. The “We also have hall tutors and a hall warden en suites are also extremely useful. For a who can offer help if needed.” decent price you’ve got very good facilities. “I’m part of the Residents’ Association committee. We run events to encourage people to meet each other and have a bit of fun: a free pizza night, club nights, ice- skating, paintballing. It’s busy, but it’s nice to give something back – and benefit myself!” 39 City Manchester
45 mins from Liverpool and Leeds 1.5 hours from the Lake District
1.5 hours from York 2hours from London
1.5hours from Paris 13.5 hours from Singapore
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Meet Britain’s most popular student city MAN HES T
42 C MUSIC Manchester’s heart pulsates to a wide range of musical beats. Venues large and small – including four at our own Manchester Academy – welcome some of the world’s most famous bands, DJs and club nights, alongside E R plenty of up-and-coming talent.
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CULTURE Visit the University’s Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery, John Rylands Library and Martin Harris Centre – plus there’s MOSI, the Imperial War Museum North, the Lowry, Manchester Art Gallery and much more to discover.
BRIDGEWATER HALL The iconic base of the Hallé, the oldest and (we think) best symphony orchestra in the UK, and the fourth oldest in the world.
FASHION Brilliant British designers, established world brands and independent one- offs all strut their stuff on Manchester’s streets – and in the Trafford Centre, the UK’s second largest shopping centre.
44 “The fact that The University of Manchester is located ARCHITECTURE in one of the most From the Victorian splendour of vibrant and lively Manchester Town Hall to the 21st- cities makes it stand out from the century skyscraper Beetham Tower, rest. You get the city life, but at the you’ll find many eye-catching same time you can savour decent buildings to explore. tranquillity. It achieves optimum balance between a hectic and laid back lifestyle. It's perfect.” Diane Ngu, LLB Law
NORTHERN QUARTER The city’s official indie zone, with unique shops, cafes, bars and a variety of creative and quirky enterprises.
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BEAUTIFUL GAME Home to two of the world’s most famous football clubs – Manchester United and Manchester City – the city is also the birthplace of the first ever professional football league, in 1888. Learn more in the city’s National Football Museum.
“I came here because I fell in love SPORT with the city. The With Lancashire Cricket Club, social life in Team GB’s National Cycling Manchester is Centre, the National Squash absolutely brilliant, and with Centre, some of Europe’s best three universities there’s always a rugby league clubs and the UK’s fantastic mix of people." longest indoor ski slope in and around the city, you’ll find more to Emily Hughes, BA (Hons) do – and watch – than football. Criminology
46 CUISINE Sample cuisines from every corner of the world, with dining options for all budgets. Rusholme’s Curry Mile near the University is a famous student favourite, but there’s plenty more to discover.
REVOLUTION Manchester is at the heart of historic movements that changed the world: from industrialisation to Marxism, trade unionism to vegetarianism, and consumer cooperatives to the Suffragettes.
“I like the city's multiculturalism, especially the international food TRANSPORT markets. It's also The University campus is surprisingly accessible. handily placed on Europe’s Manchester is a walkable city with all the busiest bus route, plus plenty advantages of a big city: entertainment of trams, trains and taxis will and sport facilities, a wide range of pubs help you get around. and unique restaurants. There's plenty for everyone.” Norman Ishak, MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Management
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Manchester Food November and Drink Festival Consume gourmet delights from across Greater the city – and the world. Manchester www.foodanddrinkfestival.com Comedy Festival Get your giggle on with live stand- Mcr Student up, performances and more. Events Takeover www.greatermanchesterfringe. Enjoy shopping discounts, music and co.uk fashion at this annual student retail event. www.takeovermcr.com Doki Doki Festival Perhaps the best way to appreciate our city’s Discover traditional and modern enduring energy and cosmopolitan creativity is via Pangaea Japan at this biannual cultural event. its impressive array of festivals, covering art, Join fellow students at the academic year’s www.dokidokifestival.com first all-night party event. music, food, comedy and much more. www.pangaeafestival.co.uk The Whisky Sessions Enjoy a heady Mancunian mix of live music and whisky. www.thewhiskysessions.com October Manchester Literature Festival Witness contemporary prose and poetry brought to life. www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk December Manchester Christmas Science Festival Markets Celebrate and experiment with our Balance festive gift-shopping with scientific past, present and future. Glühwein and bratwurst. www.manchestersciencefestival.com www.manchester.gov.uk/ christmasmarkets
48 May Dot To Dot July Discover the nation’s hottest new Manchester January music talent. www.dottodotfestival.co.uk Jazz Festival Manchester Hear global favourites and new talent Beer and March Great improvise with the beat. Cider Festival Manchester Run www.manchesterjazz.com Sample a very British beverage in Irish Festival Get off the couch and onto the streets at 24:7 Theatre Festival With music, sport and comedy, St Patrick Europe’s biggest 10k running event. Manchester’s iconic velodrome. Enjoy emerging theatrical talent playing has more than a day in Manchester. www.greatrun.org/manchester www.manchesterbeerfestival. out across the city. org.uk www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk Grillstock www.247theatrefestival.co.uk ¡Viva! Spanish and Meat and music mingle at this annual Manchester Latin American Film BBQ festival. www.grillstock.co.uk/ International Festival Festival manchester-festival Witness culture, creativity and world Enjoy the very best of Hispanic cinema. premières at this biannual event. February www.cornerhouse.org www.mif.co.uk Future June Everything August Explore the cutting edge of digital culture, art, music and Manchester Day performance. What’s so great about Manchester? This Manchester Pride www.futureeverything.org April day will show you. Celebrate one of Europe’s biggest and www.manchesterday.co.uk most flamboyant LGBT festivals. Chinese New Year Manchester www.manchesterpride.com Discover dragons, dim sum and Parklife Weekender Duck Race Manchester Picnic more in Europe’s third largest Buy your own rubber duck to compete in Catch the tram to music, theatre and Chinatown. this annual race down the River Irwell. more in Heaton Park. Join gourmet street traders, entertainers Yes, really. www.parklife.uk.com and 25,000 fellow picnickers in the @cny_mcr city centre. @mcrduckrace Manchester www.facebook.com/ Mega Mela TheManchesterPicnic Join in the North of England’s largest Dig The City celebration of South Asian culture. Browse gardens, events and www.manchestermela.co.uk presentations at the city centre’s urban garden festival. www.digthecity.co.uk 49 Getting involved Getting involved
Any university experience offers you more than a degree – but at Manchester we’ve got the people, resources, connections and location to offer you much more. Get involved in extra-curricular activities from day one, and you’ll not only enjoy a richer student life, but also reap future rewards with a CV that showcases a wide range of experiences, skills and strengths valued by graduate employers.
50 n ld51 Getting involved The hub of student life
Activities for all The University of Manchester Join students who share a similar interest, culture, or Students’ Union is the biggest (and, as course to you; try a new hobby, or propose your own idea many members say, “the best!”) for a club. students’ union in the UK – so we’ve • 460+ student societies – everything from politics to performance, campaigning to gaming, flight simulation certainly got a lot to offer you. Our to scuba diving students have found friends, hobbies, • Job opportunities – 275 student staff currently work employment, inspiration, new skills, at the Students’ Union memorable adventures, practical • Social enterprise support – the Students’ Union support and career-boosting supports any student-led project that tackles some of experience through our Students’ the barriers to university access and participation Union. What will you find? Making a difference Manchester has some of the UK’s best student • Charitable fundraising – Manchester RAG (Raise and media, including an award-winning newspaper, radio Give) is one of the largest student fundraising groups in station and TV channel. the country • Student volunteering – via Student Action and more; Support see p56. • Advice service – speak to a trained professional about any academic, housing, financial or wellbeing issues you Manchester RAG raised £190,000 for local, national may have and international causes in 2013/14. • Student representation – have your opinions heard by the University on various issues via the Students’ Union, www.manchesterstudentsunion.com or train to become one of our 1,300+ student and halls of residence reps
52 Student profile
Start to get sociable – end on a new career path
BA Religions and Theology student Naa Acquah made the most of six months studying in Singapore as part of her degree by travelling around South East Asia. On returning to Manchester she missed the travelling lifestyle and “filled the gap” by joining several student societies. She never guessed how her life and career aspirations would change as a result.
On student societies… “The great thing about working for the “I’m in the harmony gospel choir, which I Students’ Union is the flexibility. I could be love, and I was Head of News for student free this weekend and help out more, or radio station Fuse FM. Now I’m President be busy with coursework and do less. It of the Model United Nations Society. We makes you plan ahead, but also means it simulate the United Nations: each person doesn’t negatively affect your degree.” represents a country and we meet to debate issues and come to a resolution. On societies and socialising… I’ve just organised our first-ever “I’ve made loads of friends through conference, with 170 people coming from societies; friends who are interested in the different universities, including delegations same things, which is invaluable. We’ve become like a family and hang out from Africa and Europe. Exciting!” can get out of them. I’m now doing a doing things that are fun and interesting, together all the time. I’m never bored; I’ve master’s in International Relations at so the learning comes easily. It’s great to always got something to do, and I feel On the Students’ Union… Manchester; debating UN issues in a be able to put something on your CV and that’s the best way to be.” “This is without a doubt my favourite student society made me want to study talk about it so that your passion really place to be on campus. I work as a On societies and them, and now what was a hobby is what comes across. I feel ready for the working supervisor n Biko’s Cafe, but I also come career development… I want in my career. world – but that’s not why I did it, I just here for food, to hang out and meet wanted to try new things. You’ll find your people. It’s lively, relaxing; you’re right in “Some people think societies are just for “Getting involved adds another passion, love it and do well – and build the hub of everything. fun, but there’s so much more that you dimension to your degree. I’ve learned your CV along the way.” leadership and organisation skills while 53 Getting involved Getting active
Study is important, but so is having Casual players Keep up your sport or try something new in a relaxed, some downtime, and physical activity is sociable environment. a great way to clear your head, meet new • Hall sport – 40+ hours of free sport in or close to people and set yourself fresh challenges. University halls of residence At Manchester you’ll find a huge variety • Sporticipate – more free activities delivered around of sport and wellbeing programmes and campus throughout the week facilities to suit everyone. • SU sport – 40+ sports societies at our Students’ Union
Major University sports centres both on Keen sports pros campus and near student accommodation in Fallowfield give you convenient access to fully Compete and excel with fellow athletes in your sports field equipped fitness suites, outdoor multi-use courts, of choice. five-a-side pitches, squash courts, sports halls, and • 42 sports clubs for 37 sports – weekly training with multi-activity rooms. There’s also Manchester great coaches and matches in the British Universities Aquatics Centre, one of the UK’s biggest and best Football fanatic? You’ll find the largest inter- and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues swimming facilities, on campus. society soccer league in the country at Wythenshawe Sports Ground, along with 26 full- • 357 teams in campus leagues – weekly competitions sized football pitches. against other Manchester students across five sports Non-competitive novices Resist the couch potato lifestyle: get active and get • Sport Scholarship funding opportunities for elite www.manchester.ac.uk/sport athletes at Junior International level, including training something different on your CV. and personal support • 80+ casual classes – from aerobics to zumba
Manchester finished 10th out of 145 institutions in • Saturday morning park runs – join 200+ runners the BUCS League 2013-14. every week • Group campus walks – get active while getting to know your campus
54 Student profile
Always studying? On your bike!
The presence of both a reputable engineering department and a popular student cycling society convinced elite mountain biker and BEng Civil Engineering student Rebecca Baraona to apply to Manchester. Since then she’s been president of the cycling society, secured a scholarship to help fund her course and sport, and gained a First in On sport at Manchester… On balancing sport with study… her first-year exams. Here Rebecca “Manchester is great for sports. North Wales is really close, “The sports department helps me set goals for both sport gives her thoughts on various aspects and the Peak District is right on our doorstep; lots of and my studies. I want to get into the world top 20 and outdoor societies use it for kayaking, walking, running as UK top 3 for mountain biking, but I don’t want my degree of Manchester student life. well as cycling. In the city, student facilities are great – the to suffer – that’s why I’m at uni, after all. They do Sugden Sports Centre has everything you need.” whatever they can here to help your sport fit with your degree and vice versa.” On Manchester’s Sport Scholarship… On sport and study… “It’s allowed me to do a lot of proper training, which I On her highlight of Manchester student life… “Sport gives you a release; you can forget about university wouldn’t otherwise do. I can’t afford gym membership, let “Getting voted president for the cycling club was a real and any stresses you have. When I’m on my bike I don’t alone power sessions with a personal trainer, or highlight. I was so new to the club, it was cool to know think about anything else. It’s pretty addictive – like most physiotherapy – all of which the scholarship provides me that everyone was happy for me to run it. It feels like I’m sports, when you find the right one. I think it really helps with. I’m hoping to see a real difference in my in a little family. That and getting a First in my first year felt my studies, too, having that relaxing time.” performance as a result.” like ‘job done’ for me, it was really satisfying. And being able to get out on my bike as much as possible. As soon as I finish lectures today, I’m pedalling home and getting my mountain bike out. I can’t wait!”
55 Getting involved Making a difference
At Manchester we take our social • Student Action – volunteer in our local community with this student society; you could work with children, responsibilities seriously, and try to the homeless, the elderly, the environment, people with contribute positively to society in learning disabilities and more; everything that we do. You’ll have • Widening Participation Student Ambassadors – use your own successful journey into university to plenty of opportunities to make a inspire school and college students to consider difference to the world, while gaining a higher education; sense of meaningful achievement, • Sports Volunteer Scheme – develop skills by helping greater awareness of different people get active, get involved in sport and physical activity with local schools, sports clubs and charities, or communities, and practical assist at prestigious local sporting events; experiences to boost your CV. Recognising your efforts • peer support – train to become a student mentor, • Manchester Leadership Award – successfully or to run fun and focused academic sessions for complete our Leadership in Action course unit and lower-year students; accredited volunteering to gain our prestigious award How you can make a difference • Green Impact – volunteer on environmental • Student Volunteer of the Year Awards – your Make our University Volunteering Team your first sustainability initiatives at the University. altruism, leadership skills and sustained commitment to port of call, where you can get information, advice and community work could be recognised in our annual support on volunteering opportunities locally, nationally University awards and overseas. We’re proud that students volunteering via our MLP, Sports Volunteer Scheme and Students’ Union • Making a Difference Awards – your contribution to contributed 48,235 hours of their time to the Other University initiatives to help you make a society could be recognised at our annual awards community in 2013/14 – equivalent to contributing difference include: evening for social responsibility more than £242,000 to the local economy. • Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP) – combine • #VoluntHeroes – we celebrate the efforts of all student volunteering work with an academic unit exploring volunteers in our annual Student Volunteering Week challenges for leaders in the 21st century, all as part of your degree; www.manchester.ac.uk/volunteers
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The more you give, the more you’ll gain
Taking our Manchester Leadership Programme was a great opportunity for BSc Midwifery student Daisy Tudor to incorporate volunteering experience into her hectic degree. By volunteering with Incredible Edible – planting sustainable fruit and vegetables in plots across On the social side of volunteering… On making a difference… Manchester as a free source of “Doing volunteering I’ve met students from completely “Making sites that aren’t well cared for into pretty and healthy food for the local community different degrees, as well as different countries like Malaysia, useful areas can really improve community morale. People – Daisy has gained much more than China and Singapore; learning more about different people respond really positively. It feels great to be making a and cultures has been so exciting and enriching. difference. There’s lots of students around here too, so it’s gardening skills. good to have lots of healthy, free food on your doorstep.” “We work with a lot of members of the community,too: people in Fallowfield who pop out of houses, don a T-shirt On volunteering opportunities and come to help. It’s good for them to see students at Manchester… On volunteering and her degree… doing something positive for the community – and it’s “Midwifery is so immersive that it can take over your life a great for my communication skills to work with so many “A lot of people may say they don't have time to bit. I knew I wanted to do something else. And Incredible different people.” volunteer, but there are so many different opportunities Edible has a strong link with public health. During available at Manchester that you can always find placements I often receive feedback from women saying On volunteering and career development… something to fit around your schedule. I’d wholeheartedly that they find fruit and vegetables too expensive. recommend it. Volunteering is really addictive – and it’s “Midwifery is all about leadership and how to communicate really, really good fun.” Government voucher schemes exist for certain women for with other people – working as a team, which I do all the fresh fruit and vegetables – but isn’t it better to have free time in my volunteering work. And you never know what fruit and vegetables growing on your doorstep, without new skills you’re going to learn. I never thought that signing needing to fill in a form?” up to plant bulbs would give me skills in marketing, but I’ve just produced my first promotional YouTube video for Incredible Edible, which was a big learning curve – and a great opportunity to learn a new skill.” 57 The Manchester degree eDegreesxc ofellence
Employers love the Manchester Cutting-edge knowledge degree. That’s why we’re the relevant to employers Studying at a research-intensive university with excellent most targeted university by the industry links ensures your course incorporates the latest UK’s top 100 graduate research findings and meets current industry needs. employers. What makes our Personalised, flexible courses degrees so valuable? You can tailor your course to your interests and career ambitions with a diverse range of optional course units that typically increases as you progress, often including other subjects and specialisms. World-class tutors Confronting contemporary ethical issues You’ll be taught by some of the best minds in the country, Whatever you study, you’ll take part in our Ethical Grand Individual support throughout your degree many of who are global leaders in their fields. Challenges programme, which will confront you with You’ll have your own academic advisor, who will work three major ethical challenges of the 21st century – with you throughout your degree to help you achieve your Skills development sustainability, social justice and workplace ethics – and full potential and tackle any problems that might arise. alongside academic excellence equip you to make a positive difference to the world. We create independent, results-driven employees by Specialist experience as part of your degree Outstanding learning facilities encouraging you to think creatively and analyse effectively, Extra-curricular activities add value to your student and assessing you on abilities that employers value, We’ve invested more than £750 million into excellent experience – but incorporating them into your degree such as working as part of a team, delivering presentations resources and facilities over the past decade – including can give them extra credibility and prestige in the eyes and solving problems. our state-of-the-art student learning space, the Alan Gilbert of employers. Learning Commons, and a virtual learning environment offering interactive activities and study materials, such as podcasts and staff/student sessions online.
58 Browse the next few pages to find out how you could study abroad, undertake an industrial placement, or broaden your studies – and perhaps gain a prestigious University award – as part of your Manchester degree.
Study Industrial Broaden abroad placements your studies
59 The Manchester degree
“An adventure that I’ll never Study forget.” Sunny Sze Yin Yu, Politics and International Relations, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, a South Korea Many Manchester students jump at the chance to “Demanding, but experience life, culture and enlightening. If you put a lot into study in another country as part the experience, you will reap the benefits.” of their degree. We offer you Sonny Flood, Law, the broadest range and highest University of Toronto calibre of partner universities to choose from – 120 in Europe and a further 80 worldwide – including some of the world’s other top universities.
“This is an amazing opportunity, as you “I have learnt Look for this symbol really can make “Life-changing – more about Subject areas marked with this friends with people all over and I want to go myself in one year symbol in the Courses section of the world.” back!” than in the rest of my life.” this prospectus offer opportunities Rosa Dennis, Social Hanan L’Estrange-Snowden, Robin Dickie, for study abroad. Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Chemistry, Universidad de las University of North University of British Americas, Puebla Carolina, Chapel Hill Columbia, Vancouver
60 “Amazing “You feel special “I expected to experience, when you’re meet some cool exploring a new abroad; everything people, but didn’t city and meeting new people is exciting and everyone is expect to make friends for while understanding their excited with you.” life. I expected to travel to culture and way of life.” Maddy Taylor, some beautiful places and Thomas Joannou, European American Studies, experience a different Studies and French, University of Maryland culture, but didn’t expect Université Lumière this to become such a huge Lyon II part of who I am.” Your study abroad Vanessa Maloney, Social Anthropology, “Fantastic – University of Auckland, do it!.” New Zealand options Andrew McVitty, Geography, • You could spend one semester or up to a full year University of California, abroad, depending on the course you choose. Santa Barbara • You don’t need to know or study another language, as many of our partner universities teach in English – although it can be a great opportunity to learn, or improve your existing fluency. “The best “Best four months • You’ll find study abroad a highly cost-effective way experience of my of my life!” to experience life overseas. Take a year abroad as life to date.” Helen Sheldon, part of a four-year course and your tuition fees for that Samantha Maher, English Pharmacology, year are much lower, and you can still get your student Literature and German, Stony Brook University, loan. Take a European exchange, and you’ll usually Universität Leipzig New York receive an Erasmus grant towards costs.
“An experience which opened me up to new ideas and concepts, as well as “I really cannot “A life-changing, Find out showing me the real side of stress enough unforgettable places we normally only see how amazing and experience, and in the news.” intriguing Hong Kong is. I 100% the best year of my more Benjamin Lowell Sluckin, A absolutely love it.” life so far!” Middle Eastern and a European Alexandra Ure, Fashion and Alexandra Matthews, Social manchesterontheroad.wordpress.com Language, Textile Retailing, Anthropology, t +44 (0)161 275 3053 Jordan language Hong Kong Polytechnic Vrije Universiteit, [email protected] Academy, Amman University Amsterdam www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/ studyabroad
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Get ahead in the world of work with an industrial placement. Thanks to our close contacts and research collaborations with many companies and major employers, we can offer you a wide variety of opportunities in destinations across the region, the UK and the world.
Look for this symbol Subject areas marked with this symbol in the Courses section of this prospectus offer courses with industrial experience.
62 What our students say Benefits of industrial experience • Get a foot in the door – some of our placement “I got the opportunity to work “Helping to facilitate a students make such a positive impression that they are for a great British brand. I learnt forecasting workshop with offered a position after they graduate all about the business and I had AstraZeneca was a fantastic the opportunity to travel, meet experience: I spent two days • Network – making personal contacts in your field can suppliers, take extra training sharing a boardroom with a be invaluable for finding jobs and getting support in courses and develop my business attitude. high-level commercial and medical team. your career Seeing new parts I had worked to develop Despite my junior status, I felt well respected. • Develop transferable skills that employers want, being made and fitted to a car gave me a huge “The skills and knowledge of healthcare demonstrating that you can apply your academic sense of achievement. markets that I have developed have allowed knowledge to the working environment “I feel a lot more business aware and ready for me to present myself as a life scientist with moving on to industry after I complete my final experience working in a commercial function; • Many placements allow you to earn as you learn year. I even have a possible graduate position, this gives me something that very few life Examples of placements which lightens the workload in terms of job sciences graduates can claim and makes me applications whilst studying.” closer to the complete package that large • Year in industry – many subject areas at Manchester Natasha Harding, MEng Materials Science and pharmaceutical companies are looking for in offer degree courses that incorporate a full year spent their employees.” working in industry Engineering with Industrial Experience Placement: Materials Development Engineer, Tom Morrish, BSc Biochemistry with • Work experience as part of an optional course Bentley Motors Limited Industrial Experience unit – many courses allow you to take interdisciplinary Placement: Research Associate, Complete course units run by our University College as part of Clarity (now Double Helix Consulting) your degree, some of which include hands-on experience working in industry or in the community (see p64). • Extra-curricular placements and internships – our Careers Service regularly advertises industrial placement “The feeling of accomplishment I got by spending a year in industry took the confidence a and internship opportunities that you could take outside university degree offers to a whole new level. Beyond my technical skills – which gained of your degree – and can offer you excellent advice and structure and depth – I learned how to organise and evaluate people, and what challenges support on approaching companies directly to secure can occur when large teams work together for a common goal. You simply cannot learn work experience that in class. “Following my placement I focused my studies better, I gained a further internship and won a place in www.manchester.ac.uk/placements the graduate schemes of both Rolls-Royce and the Romanian Ministry of Transports. I would say my placement had quite an impact.” Bogdan Termegan, MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience Placement: Engineering Trainee – Aerothermal Methods, Rolls-Royce
63 The Manchester degree Broaden your studies
As the largest campus-based university in the UK, our breadth of knowledge and expertise is unparalleled. Studying at Manchester, you’ll be surrounded by world-leading minds working in many different fields. To help you make the most of this unique opportunity, we offer a choice of cutting-edge course units drawing on our interdisciplinary excellence, which you could take as part of your degree.
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Our University College for Interdisciplinary Learning • Ethical and Sustainable Business Enterprise – learn offers diverse course units for Manchester undergraduates, to combine business success with making a positive “This course unit has been my which will count towards your degree. difference in the world favourite during my whole time here at Manchester. It's a fantastic, • Body, Health and Well-being – discover the Benefits of interdisciplinary study forward-thinking course.” composition of the human body, and the impact of • Sample new topics outside of your degree, lifestyle on its structure and function expanding your skill set, experience and knowledge and enabling you to stand out from the crowd • Meet and work with students from different courses, discovering fresh perspectives and helping you to Prove your ability with challenge conventional thinking a prestigious award Graduate recruiters look for evidence that makes • Learn from experts in their fields, studying cutting- you stand out from the crowd. Combining academic “Relating ideas “I feel like this edge topics to enrich your learning experience and study with hands-on extra-curricular experience, boost your employability to real-life course unit has University College awards give you that proof. situations really opened doors for • Consider options that enable you to incorporate hands- Developed in collaboration with graduate recruiters, helps the me and has given on experience working in industry or the community they are specifically designed to broaden your skill- understanding of me a career into your degree course set and make you more employable. new path.” ideas.” • Learn about the key social and ethical grand challenges • Manchester Leadership Award – learn about confronting humanity today leadership in action across the globe from leading academics and high-profile community leaders, Examples of course units and make a positive difference via local volunteering work • Physics and the Grand Challenges of Today – “Interviewers are always become more scientifically literate and learn how to • Manchester Global Award – discover global impressed with the nature of the evaluate many of today’s key scientific and technological perspectives and learn to communicate across course, and they always mention challenges cultural boundaries via academic tuition and a that they’ve never heard of anything period of international or intercultural experience like this before.” • Science and Humanities: Bridging the Two Cultures – explore the links between science and humanities, and • Manchester Enterprise Award – explore key discover how each can enrich and contribute valuable business principles, study business ethics and ideas to the other innovation, and apply your knowledge via an www.manchester.ac.uk/college enterprise project with a local business, charity or • The Digital Society – work with a real-world social enterprise client to address a challenge related to digital media and technology
65 Our courses
Key Our Subject areas marked with this symbol offer opportunities for study abroad* Subject areas marked with this symbol offer courses opportunities for an industrial placement* Subject areas marked with Entry requirements For the most up-to-date this symbol offer The following pages list all our course information opportunities for study with undergraduate degree courses, arranged We prepare our prospectus well in advance another language* under broad subject areas. We have of the academic year to which it relates. At included an indicative range of entry the time of going to press, the courses *Please note that this does not apply requirements for each subject area. described are those that we plan to offer; to every course within the subject however, at a later date we may need to area. See full details for individual For entry requirements for specific courses, make changes to the content or methods courses on our website. see our A-Z course index at the back of of delivery of courses, to discontinue this prospectus. Please note that this is not courses, or to merge and combine courses. an exhaustive list, and does not include all subject-specific, GCSE or non-academic Please therefore check online, or with the requirements that may also be needed. relevant academic School, for the most up- See the course listings on our website for to-date information on any course listed in full details. this prospectus, in case we have to change any details. English language requirements You must be proficient in English www.manchester.ac.uk/study language, the medium of instruction and examination in our University. See p198 for details.
66 o s 67 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Typical offer Find out more WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAA-AAB MBS: IB 37-35 (666 - 665 at higher level) • 97% of our BSc Accounting students www.mbs.ac.uk/ug/accounting are satisfied with their course (National Run by Manchester Business School (MBS): Student Survey 2014) Accounting BSc 3yrs go.mbs.ac.uk/virtualopenday UCAS code N400 • Strong links with the three main accounting @MBSUGAdmissions bodies – ICAEW, CIMA and ACCA
. . Accounting and Finance /MBSIncomingUndergraduates • Work on real-world projects: our BSc with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs Accounting students recently completed UCAS code N401 SoSS: project work for the UK Treasury, Scottish Run by our School of Social Sciences (SoSS) with input Government, HMRC and PwC from MBS: www.manchester.ac.uk/socialsciences Accounting and Finance BA Econ 3yrs Accounting and Finance at Manchester has a first-class UCAS code NN43 @ManUniEconomics reputation, with teaching informed by cutting-edge research. You can choose a professionally oriented Economics and Finance BA Econ 3yrs course (BSc), or study within a wider social sciences UCAS code LN13 Contact details framework (BA Econ).
Finance BA Econ 3yrs MBS: Prepare for a career as a chartered accountant with UCAS code N300 e: [email protected] our BSc, which is part of the Institute of Chartered t: +44 (0)161 306 3425/3095 Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) You might also be interested in Business and Management, Undergraduate Partnership Programme (UPP). You can Economic and Social Studies, Economics SoSS: apply for a work placement in your penultimate year and e: [email protected] gain maximum exemptions from ICAEW ACA exams, t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 enabling you to fast-track to qualified chartered accountancy status.
Alternatively, our three-year BA Econ enables you to specialise in accounting and finance individually, in combination with each other, or with economics. This gives you a flexible and contemporary approach to the study of accounting and finance, placing it in relation to the broader economic, political and social context.
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WHAT YOU STUDY Accounting and/or Finance pathways BA Econ knowledge and skills you have attained over three years. Enjoy opportunities to specialise in accounting and/or The units you choose offer you the chance to obtain Accounting BSc finance, against a social sciences background. Highly exemptions from the professional accounting Study the theory and practice of accounting, and have flexible, it enables you to change your specialisms during qualifications (up to five ICAEW ACA exams, six ACCA the opportunity to gain practical work experience. Years 1 and 2. and seven CIMA). Previous students have completed paid work placements at Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Year 1: Gain a solid foundation in financial reporting, SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Mazars and PwC. management accounting and decision-making, alongside complementary micro and macro economics, Recent BSc graduates have gone on to work for BDO, Year 1: Study auditing and professional accounting quantitative methods and related social sciences, such Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, the NHS and the practice, financial reporting and decision making, and as the study of work and organisation, or business National Audit Centre, as assurance associates, audit management accounting, with introductory course units anthropology. associates, forensic accountants, risk analysts and in quantitative methods, economics and law. tax advisors. Year 2: Develop your core skills in accounting and Year 2: Develop your analytical skills, studying financial finance, and begin to focus on your own areas of Recent BA Econ graduates have gone on to work for reporting and accountability and statement analysis interest, from financial reporting and accountability, to Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, PwC, JP Morgan and alongside business strategy and taxation. You’ll widen business information systems or investment analysis. HM Treasury, as audit associates, interest rate derivative your knowledge of law and professional accounting confirmations analysts, management consultants, practice. Year 3: Pick your final areas of specialisation from a wide brokers and supply chain analysts. range of options, from auditing to international finance. Placement year (optional): Successful applicants for the An independent research project brings together the work placement will join a firm of professional accountants or other financial organisation. Put theory into practice and gain an insight into the profession, while increasing your earning potential by 16% (HEFCE). “My internship at Mazars was a fantastic learning
Year 3: Consolidate your practical skills and theoretical experience; a chance to experience life as a working knowledge via a company project. You’ll gain specialised knowledge in accountability and auditing, broaden your professional and gain a unique insight into the world understanding of the wider business context and enjoy substantial exemptions from professional accountancy of accounting. I gained a better understanding of how exams (up to eight ICAEW ACA exams, six ACCA and audit works in practice and adopted a more practical eight CIMA). and critical approach in my final year.”
Bansari Kamdar, BSc (Hons) Accounting 69 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Typical offer Our School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil WHY MANCHESTER? Engineering offers a broad range of expertise in the A-level AAA-AAB aerospace sector, including advanced Computational IB 37-35 • Manchester has been pioneering Fluid Dynamics and turbulence modelling techniques, innovation since 1824 and was the aero and space systems design, and optimisation and Aerospace Engineering BEng 3yrs first English university to offer an experimental aerodynamics. You will benefit from our UCAS code H400 engineering degree extensive experience in teaching and a broad range of research expertise that feeds into your course. Aerospace Engineering MEng 4yrs • Extensive engineering industry links, UCAS code H402 enhancing both undergraduate teaching Many of the major aerospace players contribute to our and ground-breaking research research and courses, including Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Aerospace Engineering with Management MEng 4 yrs BAE Systems and MBDA, as well as several small to • Excellent resources for information, UCAS code H4ND medium enterprises. computation and experimentation Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience World-class facilities include our high-performance MEng 5yrs computing equipment and an extensive range of wind UCAS code H406 tunnels covering speeds from subsonic to Mach 7.
You might also be interested in Civil Engineering; Electrical, We welcome engineering and science students who Electronic and Mechatronic Engineering; Mathematics; wish to develop a specialism in aerospace engineering. Mechanical Engineering; Petroleum Engineering; We produce high quality graduates suitable for Physics and Astronomy; Engineering and Science with employment in the aerospace industry, placing special an Integrated Foundation Year emphasis on practical work through laboratory classes and group design projects. Find out more
www.manchester.ac.uk/mace
@School_of_MACE . .
/UoMMACE
Contact details e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 306 9210
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Year 1: Gain a strategic overview of the main areas of You will develop transferable skills such as simulation, aerospace engineering and discover the underlying problem solving, design, management and modelling, science and mathematics. enabling you to adapt to new challenges and offer a broad insight into engineering solutions once you Years 2 and 3: Participate in a major design project. graduate. Develop the key knowledge and understanding necessary to enter industry or postgraduate study. Our graduates enter the global aerospace and defence industries, or continue on to postgraduate study. The Year 4 (MEng students): Specialise in engineering and enormous range of career opportunities reflects the consolidate your practical experience through an diverse and multidisciplinary nature of the aerospace advanced aerospace design project. sector.
You will work in a challenging and active environment, learning via lectures, tutorials, examples classes, laboratory work and studio design work.
All our Aerospace Engineering Honours degrees are accredited by the relevant professional institutions. This means your degree will be recognised as providing the educational base of Chartered Engineering (MEng) or Incorporated Engineer (BEng).
71 AMERICAN STUDIES
Typical offer Manchester was home to the first department of WHY MANCHESTER? American Studies in this country and has been offering A-level AAB-ABB degrees in the subject for nearly 60 years. Our current IB: 35-34 • Ranked the number one place to study degree retains our traditional strengths in areas such as American Studies in the UK (Sunday American literature, politics and history, while also taking American Studies BA 3yrs Times Guide, 2015) account of recent developments in the discipline by UCAS code T701 offering course units in American cultural studies and film. • 100% student satisfaction for teaching English Literature and American Studies BA 3yrs (National Student Survey, 2014) We emphasise interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary UCAS code QT37 • The University of Manchester Library approaches; you select from options in history, literature, politics, cultural theory, popular culture and film. You may is one of only five National Research History and American Studies BA 3yrs also take an optional year or semester abroad at a US Libraries in the UK and the only one in UCAS code VT17 university; we exchange with a number of US institutions, the North of England which match our own high academic standards. You might also be interested in Drama, English Literature and Creative Writing, History of Art and Visual Studies, Linguistics and English Language
Find out more
www.manchester.ac.uk/american-studies
Contact details t: +44 (0)161 275 3107 e: [email protected]
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Year 1: Gain a solid grounding in debates about the You’ll develop excellent communication, problem solving character, nature and purpose of America mainly and analytical skills at Manchester. Our graduates pursue through lecture and tutor-led seminars, discovering key a variety of careers and many continue with their issues in US literature and history, as well as exploring studies. Recent graduate jobs include business recent social, political and cultural issues. development interns, a junior marketing assistant, creative researcher, journalist and teacher. Year 2: Choose to apply to study abroad for one semester, or for the whole year, or to stay in Manchester. If in Manchester, you’ll select from a range of course units covering 20th century American history, literature, film and politics.
Year 3: Complete a long essay on a subject of your own choosing, under the supervision of an academic tutor. Manchester was the first UK university to You’ll also select five other course units from a range of specialised options, including Beat Writing, Hip Hop and have a chair in American Studies (1947). The Hollywood and Conspiracy Culture. University of Manchester Library has benefited You’ll be assessed via a range of coursework essays and exams. from this long history, and from the financial support of institutions like the Rockefeller Foundation and the US Embassy.
73 ARABIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
Typical offer Find out more Arabic is very different from the European languages normally taught at school and this, alongside the A-level ABB-BBB www.manchester.ac.uk/middleeasternstudies cultures in which it is used, makes its study especially IB 34-31 interesting, exciting and challenging. As well as learning @MESUoM Modern Standard Arabic (the language of literature, the Arabic Studies BA 4yrs media and the lingua franca across the Arab world), UCAS code T624 during your year abroad you’ll also learn one of its Contact details local varieties. Arabic and a Modern European Language BA 4yrs UCAS code RT81 e: [email protected] If you do not wish to study Arabic, our Middle Eastern t:+44 (0)161 275 3211 Studies degree focuses on the history, religions, culture, English Language and Arabic BA 4yrs politics and peoples of the Middle East, giving you an UCAS code QT34 in-depth understanding of a large region of central WHY MANCHESTER? importance to the contemporary world. History and Arabic BA 4yrs UCAS code VT33 • Fully qualified native speakers teach the You can tailor your degree to meet your interests and Arabic language strengths; we offer both joint degree courses and various optional course units within all degrees that Linguistics and Arabic BA 4yrs • Our John Rylands Library holds UCAS code QT33 provide a diverse range of topics for study. internationally renowned collections Middle Eastern Studies BA 3yrs • Lively and stimulating environment for UCAS code T601 study unites students from a wide variety of cultural and religious backgrounds Modern Language and Business and Management (Arabic) BA 4yrs UCAS code TN61
You might also be interested in Classics and Ancient History, History, Linguistics and English Language, Modern Languages, Religions and Theology
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Note that Middle Eastern Studies is a three-year degree As well as gaining proficiency in Arabic and an in-depth and does not involve studying Arabic. You may, however, knowledge of the Middle East, our problem-based elect to study the language in the first two years of your approach to learning encourages you to think critically, course. creatively and independently, while interdisciplinary studies provide you with a broad perspective on issues Year 1: Arabic Language 1 and The Contemporary both current and past. Middle East, plus various optional course units. Our graduates have gone on to work in a wide variety of Year 2: Arabic Language 2 and either one or both of organisations. These include schools and universities, The Modern Literatures of the Middle East and Theories public sector locations such as Cheltenham GCHQ, in the Academic Study of the Middle East, plus various news agencies such as Reuters, and international aid optional course units. organisations such as the Red Cross.
Year abroad: Study Arabic in either one or both of Amman (Jordan) and Fez (Morocco). If studying Arabic with a European Language, you may spend one semester in a country where the European language is spoken or, if you are not a beginner in that language, eight weeks during summer vacation.
Year 4: Arabic Language 3, plus various optional course units. “Arabic is a beautiful language, and at Manchester we are very fortunate to have excellent academics and be taught in small groups. The course covers all areas of the Arabic language and culture, leaving the student fully equipped and confident to deal with real-life interaction with the Arab world.”
Azraa Muthy, BA (Hons) Middle Eastern Studies
75 ARCHAEOLOGY
Typical offer Archaeology at Manchester is the study of past WHY MANCHESTER? humanity, from the origins of modern humans, to the A-level ABB-BBB impact of industrialisation and globalisation. We explore IB 34-31 (665 at higher level) • Unique teaching resources at our their material culture, architecture, ancient texts and Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art beliefs, using unique museum, library and art collections Archaeology BA 3yrs Gallery, John Rylands Library and as well as on-site data from the Peak District National UCAS code V400 Archaeology Department collection Park – all on our doorstep.
Ancient History and Archaeology BA 3yrs • Global fieldwork opportunities during Our teaching is outstanding, fed by world-class research UCAS code VV14 four weeks of placement in contrasting areas of the globe: Britain and north-west Europe, the Mediterranean, Egypt and Africa, the Near Archaeology and Anthropology BA 3yrs • Excellent careers opportunities, with East, Polynesia and Australia. UCAS code VL46 higher average earnings six months after graduation than any other Recent awards include the National 2014 Archaeology Archaeology and Art History BA 3yrs north-west university (2012-13) Training Forum award for best teaching and training UCAS code VV43 programme in the field, and National Research Project of the Year in the Current Archaeology Awards 2014. You might also be interested in Classics and Ancient History, History of Art and Visual Studies We lead the way in social and theoretical archaeology, and also offer exciting fieldwork opportunities both at home and abroad. Find out more
www.manchester.ac.uk/archaeology
@UoMArchaeology
Contact details e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 7698
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You’ll learn not only in the classroom, but also in the lab, You’ll develop skills in independent research, group-work the field and the museum, developing important skills in and leadership, data and visual analysis, high-level critical both independent research and group-work. thinking, and ethical and professional practice, including risk assessments and health and safety issues. We have pioneered innovative assessments that relate to the skills contemporary employers want to see in Our recent graduates have become commercial graduates, so alongside exams and essays you might be archaeologists, heritage and environment officers, producing portfolios, data reports, museum posters, teachers, lawyers and barristers, editors, broadcasters, radio programmes and wiki entries. journalists, accountants and joined the Armed Forces.
Year 1: Study course units A History of Archaeology, Introduction to Archaeology, Themes in Archaeology, and Introduction to European and World Archaeology. Undertake two weeks of fieldwork.
Year 2: Study Theory and Philosophy; Fieldwork, Practice and Interpretation and Data Processing. Optional course units include Material Worlds, European Prehistory, Roman Archaeology, African, Near Eastern and Pacific Archaeology. Undertake two further weeks of fieldwork. 97% student satisfaction with Archaeology.
Year 3: Study Theory in Practice and undertake a (National Student Survey 2013) dissertation. Optional course units include Dealing with the Dead, Empire and Industry, and Mediterranean, Minoan, Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic, and African Archaeology.
Joint Honours students take an equal portfolio of these course units with their other subject, benefiting from the full breadth of expertise and choice in both departments.
77 ARCHITECTURE
Typical offer Architecture education consists of five years full-time WHY MANCHESTER? study divided between two degrees: a three-year BA A-level AAA (Hons) in Architecture (Part 1), followed by the two-year IB 37 • Consistently ranked among the best Master of Architecture degree (Part 2). Following architecture schools in the UK, with completion of Part 1, students normally undertake a Architecture BA 3yrs overall student satisfaction of 92% year of practical training in an architectural office. UCAS code K100 (National Student Survey 2014) Manchester is a dynamic setting to study architecture. You might also be interested in Civil Engineering, • Strong regional network underpinning The city is a showcase for recent regeneration and History of Art and Visual Studies, Planning and excellent international academic and historic context, much of which has been designed with Environmental Management professional links that feed into your course the involvement of our graduates. We connect academic and professional practice in the city-region Find out more with strong international networks, providing excellent Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) is an innovative collaborative opportunities at a global level. www.manchester.ac.uk/architecture collaboration between Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and The University of Manchester. You’ll receive a www.msa.ac.uk degree from both universities and get to use facilities and resources at both institutions, including libraries, computer @TheMSArch suites, model making and media workshops.
Specialist practice and research-active lecturers provide Contact details a rich and stimulating environment. This is not only reflected in appraisals by the professional institutions, e: [email protected] the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal t: +44 (0)161 275 0969 Institute for British Architects (RIBA), but also by the number and variety of prizes we gain externally.
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Year 1: Gain an understanding of architectural history Our graduates are highly valued by the profession. and theory via taught lecture courses. A series of studio Their confidence, creativity and abilities make them well design projects and skills workshops develop your suited to a variety of employment contexts. Generally, architectural creative process. graduates go on to work as architects for prominent architectural and design practices in leading roles Year 2: Advance your understanding of architectural within the wider construction industry (eg project history and theory further in taught lecture courses. management, estate management). Some move into Begin to formulate individual interests in electives. You’ll other fields, such as advertising, banking, art history and develop an increased awareness of architecture in a web design. Excellent opportunities also exist for you to variety of contexts and improve your design processes undertake research for further postgraduate degrees. and critical thinking skills.
Year 3: Begin to formulate your individual position on contemporary architecture and urbanism in taught lecture courses and electives. Various projects lead to one major project with design initiative. You’ll need intuition to formulate and communicate architectural designs.
You are assessed via project reviews, assignments, essays and written examinations.
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Typical offer IT Management for Business with Industrial Management (Accounting and Finance) Experience BSc 4yrs with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs A-level AAB UCAS code GN5C UCAS code NN25 IB 35 (665 at higher level) IT Management for Business (Accounting) BSc 3yrs Management (Human Resources) BSc 3yrs Run by our School of Social Sciences (SoSS) with input UCAS code GN54 UCAS code N600 from Manchester Business School (MBS): Business Studies BA Econ 3yrs IT Management for Business (Accounting) Management (Human Resources) with Industrial UCAS code N100 with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code GN5D UCAS code N601 Business Studies and Economics BA Econ 3yrs UCAS code NL11 IT Management for Business Management (Innovation, Sustainability and (Strategy and Economics) BSc 3yrs Entrepreneurship) BSc 3yrs Business Studies and Politics BA Econ 3yrs UCAS code GN56 UCAS code N200 UCAS code NL12 IT Management for Business (Strategy and Management (Innovation, Sustainability and Business Studies and Sociology BA Econ 3yrs Economics) with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs Entrepreneurship) with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code NL13 UCAS code GN55 UCAS code N202 Run by MBS with input from SoSS: International Business, Finance and Economics BSc IT Management for Business (Marketing) BSc 3yrs Management (International Business Economics) 3/4yrs UCAS code GN53 BSc 3yrs UCAS code N1N3/N1N4 UCAS code N246 IT Management for Business (Marketing) International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code GN52 with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code N1N4 UCAS code N248 Management BSc 3yrs Run by MBS: UCAS code N201 Management (International Studies) BSc 3yrs International Management BSc 4yrs UCAS code N120 UCAS code N247 Management with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code N203 Management (International Studies) with Industrial International Management with American Business Experience BSc 4yrs Studies BSc 4yrs Management (Accounting and Finance) BSc 3yrs UCAS code N121 UCAS code N2T7 UCAS code NN24 Management (Marketing) BSc 3yrs IT Management for Business BSc 3yrs UCAS code N2N5 UCAS code GN51 80 B
Management (Marketing) with Industrial Experience Year 1: Core units from a range of disciplines help you to BSc 4yrs WHY MANCHESTER? analyse business performance, from micro and macro UCAS code N2N6 economics to business anthropology. • A record 37% of this year’s entry-level You might also be interested in Accounting and Finance, positions with top graduate recruiters Year 2: Begin to focus on your own areas of interest, Computer Science, Economic and Social Studies, are expected to be filled by graduates from pursuing statistical or operations research options, Modern Languages who have already worked for their to international business strategies or marketing organisations. That’s why all degrees at research. If you are taking one of the joint Find out more MBS offer you a work placement or specialisations, you could broaden your study in politics, economics and sociology. international exchange. MBS: (High Fliers Report 2014) Year 3: Various subject options include human resource www.mbs.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses management and labour economics. You’ll further develop your transferable skills (interpersonal and team go.mbs.ac.uk/virtualopenday WHAT YOU STUDY environment) via a compulsory business analysis project.
@MBSUGAdmissions . . Business Studies International Business, Finance and Economics (IBFE) The four Business Studies pathways of our BA Econ Study finance, economics and business within an /MBSIncomingUndergraduates degree offer you a contemporary, interdisciplinary international context, gaining a critical understanding of course focused around relevant topics in economics, globalisation’s reach and its social and economic effects. SoSS: finance, accounting, management, politics and Consider our four-year degree, which includes a sociology. This combination of social sciences, unique to practical paid work placement in your penultimate year. www.manchester.ac.uk/socialsciences this degree, offers you an understanding of the role and operation of business organisations in relation to their Year 1: Study accounting and finance, micro and @ManUniEconomics broader economic, political and social environments. macroeconomics, mathematics and statistics, financial and digital innovation alongside politics or sociology. Alongside the theoretical and practical knowledge Contact details relevant to a career in business, you’ll gain understanding Year 2: Study finance, managerial economics and of the impact of policy and regulation, the nuances of international business strategy. Choose from various MBS: labour and finance markets, and how employees, options in accounting and finance, economics, contexts e: [email protected] consumers and organisations behave, particularly with for international business and modern languages. t: +44 (0)161 306 3425/3095 regard to demographic population changes.
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Placement year (optional): Successful applicants for Year 2 and final year: Develop your own interests and IT Management for Business (ITMB) the work placement will gain valuable experience at a shape your own degree, with more than 90 course units Created in collaboration with more than 60 major commercial organisation. to choose from. employers (including IBM, Deloitte, Fujitsu, Unilever and the BBC). You will focus on four major areas – business, Final year: Focus on international finance, managerial Placement year (optional): Gain practical work technology, personal and interpersonal skills, and project economics and an international business analysis experience, earn a salary and gain insight into a particular management – and learn primarily through team-based project. Diverse options also include behavioural finance, career, while increasing your earning potential by 16% project work, supported by business mentors. corporate finance, economics, econometrics, (according to HEFCE research). investment analysis, financial engineering, accounting Your chosen specialism will be reflected in your degree and human resources. International Management title – eg BSc (Hons) Information Technology First-hand knowledge of another culture can be crucial Management for Business (Marketing). If you do not wish Management in business. You’ll spend a full academic year abroad to specialise, you will graduate in BSc (Hons) Information These degree courses share a common first year before studying at a top global business school or university in Technology Management for Business. allowing you to focus on your chosen specialism to Europe, South-East Asia, Australia, or New Zealand enhance your career prospects. Transfer between these (International Management – IM), or the US or Canada Since these four degrees are identical in the first year, degrees is straightforward, so please apply for only one (International Management with American Business transfer between them is straightforward, so please of them. Consider our four-year degree, which includes Studies – IMABS). All classes are taught in English. We apply for only one of them. a work placement in your penultimate year. have 50 exchange partners across 18 countries. See: www.mbs.ac.uk/undergraduate/international-exchange Year 1: Study course units across business, management If you wish to specialise, you will choose at least and IT, including database design and development, one-third of your second-year options and half of your Year 1: Study accounting and finance, economics, work human computer interaction and financial reporting. final-year options from your specialist area. Your chosen psychology, sociology, quantitative methods, marketing Collaborate on a team project, based on a real-life specialism will be reflected in your degree title – eg BSc and academic and career development. A case study business problem (currently supported by Credit Suisse). (Hons) Management (Marketing). If you do not wish to gives you practical understanding of the theories you specialise, you will graduate in BSc (Hons) Management. learn in your first semester. Year 2: Enhance your team-working, project management, business, management and IT skills through Year 1: Study accounting and finance, economics, work Year 2 and final year: IMABS students specialise in course units including virtual team-working, social media psychology, sociology, quantitative methods, marketing American history and culture and the fundamentals of and social networks, and another team project. and academic and career development. A case study the US political and economic system, while IM students gives you practical understanding of the theories you study international business strategy. All students then learn in your first semester. choose from a wide range of options, including human resources, marketing, strategy, information systems, innovation/technology management and various international issues.
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Placement year (optional): Gain valuable work Management: Recent graduates have become HR IT Management for Business: Recent graduates have experience at a commercial organisation. Previous graduate analysts, internet consultants and become IT consultants, trainee marketing managers, students have completed placements with Fujitsu, IBM, management trainees, working for Balfour Beatty, technical analysts, IT first line analysts and finance test Accenture, SAP, Logica, AstraZeneca and Intel. Deutsche Bank, KPMG, Microsoft and Tesco. Others analysts, working for Credit Suisse, eBay, Bank of New progressed to further study in business, economics, York Mellon and IBM. Final year: Advanced topics in technology management enterprise and branding at institutions across the UK and business applications, plus a choice of options over and internationally, including the University of Jiao Tong half of the year. You’ll also undertake an individual project; and the University of Lausanne. previous students have investigated how IBM uses technology to manage remote teams, and the implications International Management: Graduates are now working of social networks on management processes. as ACA trainees, management trainees, territory managers and wealth management analysts at SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES companies such as Bombardier (Sweden), Crown Worldwide (San Francisco), ExxonMobil, HSBC (Beverly Business Studies: Recent graduates have become Hills) and Tevere (Switzerland). business development co-ordinators, audit associates, and settlement analysts, working for IBM, BT, KPMG, Aston Martin and Deloitte.
International Business, Finance and Economics: Recent graduates now work for Grant Thornton, KPMG, PwC (Cyprus), RBS and Zolfo Cooper, working as assurance “I wanted a course that stood out from the endless associates, audit trainees and commercial strategists. Others progressed to law conversion courses and business degrees available. My time at the University further study in finance and international business. of Southern California made me a more rounded person and I talked about it non-stop in various job interviews.”
David Staunton, BSc (Hons) International Management with American Business Studies Now Strategic Analyst, Deloitte
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Typical offer Contact details WHAT YOU STUDY
A-level A*AA-AAA e: [email protected] Our courses combine a solid grounding across the IB 39-37 t: +44 (0)161 306 5984 subject with excellent flexibility and choice.
Chemical Engineering BEng 3yrs Years 1 and 2: Study a range of core materials via UCAS code H800 WHY MANCHESTER? common chemical engineering units that incorporate the fundamentals of chemical engineering, as well as Chemical Engineering MEng 4 yrs • All undergraduate master’s courses mathematics and science. Technical aspects will revolve UCAS code H801 are accredited by IChemE, leading to around managing the behaviour of materials and Chartered Engineer status chemical reaction. Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment MEng 4yrs • Our £16 million purpose-built pilot Years 3 and 4: Tailor your studies to your own academic UCAS code H8F4 plant gives you valuable in-house interests, by taking specialised options that enable you industrial experience to develop your interests in the context of your career Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience aspirations. MEng 4yrs UCAS code H803 Manchester is the birthplace of chemical engineering, Our MEng courses give you the chance to study a and home to the largest school of chemical engineering specialist subject in greater depth. Specialist themes Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe MEng 4yrs in the UK. Our students have access to state-of-the-art include advanced chemical engineering science, UCAS code H810 facilities and are taught by world-leading academics, business management, energy and environment, or a whose knowledge spans a spectrum of specialist areas. language, including studying at a university in Europe. You might also be interested in Aerospace Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Electrical, Electronic and A range of undergraduate degree options is available. Mechatronic Engineering; Petroleum Engineering; You can choose a chemical engineering core with a wide Engineering and Science with an Integrated Foundation range of complimentary subjects, or opt to supplement Year your studies with overseas placements or industrial experience. Find out more All our courses are accredited by the Institution of www.manchester.ac.uk/ceas Chemical Engineers (IChemE); on completion of your degree you will be part of a network of professionals @ChemEngManUni consisting of more than 35,000 members in 120 countries.
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As well as core chemical engineering skills, a chemical engineering degree at Manchester develops many skills that are easily transferrable and highly desirable by employers, such as the ability to understand a problem, locate the root cause and develop a solution.
Chemical engineering jobs exist in all kinds of industries: food and drink, pharmaceuticals, energy, oil and gas, water and environment, to name but a few. Jobs in these sectors include product design, research and development and construction and installation of an industrial plant. Many of our graduates also find employment in areas such as management, finance, banking and information technology.
The average starting salary for a chemical engineer in 2013 was £30,800 per year, rising to £72,700 for those in their 30s and £84,300 in their 40s, making the sector one of the best paid graduate destinations.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) salary survey
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Typical offer Find out more Chemistry is a broad and exciting science that underpins one of the largest industrial sectors in the UK. Our A-level AAA-AAB www.manchester.ac.uk/chemistry School of Chemistry is continuing its long and illustrious IB 36-35 (666-665 at higher level) contribution to the subject, and we are currently one of the largest and best in the UK, with extensive links to Chemistry BSc 3yrs Contact details industry. UCAS code F100 e: [email protected] Study Chemistry at Manchester and you will meet, work Chemistry MChem 4yrs t: +44 (0)161 306 9271 with and be taught by internationally acclaimed UCAS code F109 chemists, in a facilities-rich building recently boosted by a £50 million refurbishment programme. Chemistry with Industrial Experience MChem 4yrs WHY MANCHESTER? UCAS code F101 Our size allows us to offer a range of degree courses, • Consistently high student satisfaction demonstrating our strengths in both teaching and Chemistry with International Study MChem 4yrs ratings: 97% in 2013, 92% in 2014 research, for which we have received top ratings. UCAS code F104 (National Student Survey)
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc 3yrs • All courses accredited by The Royal UCAS code F150 Society of Chemistry, fulfilling the academic requirements for qualified Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry MChem 4yrs membership at BSc level and the award UCAS code F152 of Chartered Chemist status at MChem level with First or Second Class Honours You might also be interested in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Materials Science, • Proud history since 1824, with seven Mathematics, Petroleum Engineering chemistry Nobel Prize winners
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WHAT YOU STUDY Year 4 (MChem): Carry out an extended individual SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES project, study related units and attend specialist All our degrees allow flexibility and choice, and have a lectures. Our graduates are skilled in scientific methodology and common core structure in the first two years covering are highly numerate, versatile and creative. Around half organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, to ensure You’ll learn via a mixture of lectures, labs, tutorials, get a first job directly using their chemical knowledge; that everyone has the same thorough grounding in workshops, projects and e-learning. In the first two 25% go onto a further degree, and the remaining 25% basic chemistry. years, laboratory work is around 7 to 12 hours per week. opt for diverse careers in areas such as finance, management, computing and IT. International career Year 1: Develop your mathematical, presentational and You are continuously assessed through lab work, prospects are excellent as the British chemical industry – IT skills, and information-retrieval techniques. Choose essays, computer exercises, projects and traditional the UK’s number one export earner and largest one or two subsidiary subjects from a wide range, examinations. manufacturing sector – continues to grow. including biochemistry, physics, mathematics, business and management, geography, earth sciences, and Jobs of our recent graduates include nuclear chemist, a language. waste management consultant, product development chemist, account executive and a Leaders for Business Year 2: Develop your core knowledge and discover new graduate. topics, including the opportunity to take an optional course unit from outside chemistry.
Year 3: May include study abroad or industrial experience, depending on your degree; if it’s your final year on the BSc, you study advanced chemistry units and practical projects. “The School of Chemistry has structured its courses so well that they are tailored to any background, regardless of what you have studied before. The labs were the most modern I had visited for an undergraduate course and instantly convinced me to study in Manchester.”
Matthieu Sutter, MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Experience
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Typical offer Integrated Professional Master in Contact details Languages degrees: A-level ABB-BBB e: [email protected] IB 34-32 (655 at higher level) A-level AAA t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 IB 37 (666 at higher level) Chinese Studies BA 4yrs UCAS code T100 Chinese and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs WHY MANCHESTER? UCAS code TT1F Chinese and Japanese BA 4yrs • Excellent quality, range and flexibility UCAS code TT12 French and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs of degree courses in chinese UCAS code TR11 • Teaching by a diverse team of Chinese and Linguistics BA 4yrs internationally recognised academic UCAS code TQ11 German and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs specialists in the field UCAS code TR12 English Language and Chinese BA 4yrs • Spend a year studying in the People’s UCAS code QT31 Italian and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs Republic of China or Taiwan UCAS code TR13 French and Chinese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT11 Russian and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs Our four-year degree courses are tailored to your level UCAS code TR17 of Chinese language ability at the point of entry, which German and Chinese BA 4yrs ranges from complete beginners to approximately UCAS code RT21 Spanish and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs A-level standard. UCAS code TR14 Italian and Chinese BA 4yrs We draw on expertise across our Schools of Arts, UCAS code RT31 For more on IPML degrees, see Joint Modern Languages Languages and Cultures, Social Sciences, Environment Modern Language and Business and Management and Development, and Manchester Business School, to (Chinese) BA 4yrs You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern give you a firm grounding in Chinese language and UCAS code NT11 Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Modern Languages Chinese cultural studies, as well as in related fields of history, politics, sociology, management and economics. Portuguese and Chinese BA 4yrs Find out more UCAS code RT51 As you progress, you may draw on the wide range of www.manchester.ac.uk/chinese research expertise in Chinese studies across our Faculty Russian and Chinese BA 4yrs of Humanities, increasingly tailoring your studies in line UCAS code RT71 @UoMSALC with the development of your interests.
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WHAT YOU STUDY English Language and Chinese SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Study the structure, history and varieties of English Chinese Studies alongside general linguistics and sociolinguistics. Core Greater China, including overseas Chinese communities, Gain a firm grounding in Chinese language and culture, Chinese language units are complemented by units in is one of the great civilisations of the world, and China society, economy and politics, as well as in China’s culture, society, literature, linguistics, history, thought itself is set to be one of the key global players in the changing relations with the West. Study Chinese and cinema. 21st century. Mastery of the Chinese language and language, developing various linguistic skills: speaking knowledge of China as a country and culture will help and writing accurately; understanding and analysing Modern Language and Business and Management you to fulfil your ambitions and career goals. audio, visual and written material; using different (Chinese) registers; speaking to a group with confidence; Study business and management in European and global Our graduates have a wide range of career choices, translating with appropriate sensitivity. contexts, as well as the Chinese language and culture. including diplomacy, business and commerce, Core language course units are complemented by units multinational corporations, the British Council, Choose China-related topics in politics, history, linguistic covering aspects of Chinese culture, society, literature, international organisations and NGOs, and higher and cultural studies, cinema, economics, development linguistics, history, migration, thought and cinema. You education. Some graduates continue their education studies and business, drawing on the wide range of also study aspects of management, economics, finance, at a higher level, or follow professional training in fields research expertise from across our University. You accounting and international relations. such as translation, management, accountancy and law. should achieve a good mastery of the Mandarin Chinese language and develop a sound knowledge of Chinese culture, history, society, economy and politics, particularly in the context of China's changing place in the world during a time of high-speed economic growth and globalisation.
Joint courses In all of the following courses, you study both subjects “The combination of the brilliant language teachers and equally in Year 1. In later years, you can maintain this balance or devote more weight to one subject or the expertise of the course lecturers has provided me the other. with a wonderful learning experience at Manchester. ” Chinese and Linguistics Marina Garvey Birch, BA (Hons) Chinese Studies Combine the study of Chinese language, literature, society and history with the study of linguistics. You may take another foreign language at any appropriate level.
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Typical offer Contact details Plenty of staff contact and high quality resources ensure you will enjoy a challenging and rewarding experience at A-level AAA-AAB e: [email protected] Manchester. We offer you excellent support, including IB 37-35 t: +44 (0)161 306 9210 an extensive tutorial system for academic support and pastoral care, student-to-student mentoring and Civil Engineering BEng 3yrs approachable, well-qualified and co-operative staff. UCAS code H200 WHY MANCHESTER? You will also discover excellent resources for • Extensive engineering industry links Civil Engineering MEng 4yrs information, computation and experimentation at UCAS code H201 enhance both undergraduate teaching Manchester – all crucial for your degree. and ground-breaking research Civil and Structural Engineering MEng 4yrs • Manchester was the first English WHAT YOU STUDY UCAS code H220 university to offer an engineering degree A course in civil engineering is vocational and provides Civil Engineering (Enterprise) MEng 4yrs the academic base for a professional career in the UCAS code H204 planning, design, construction and management of Civil engineering is about creating, improving and major projects. Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng 5 yrs protecting the environment in which we live. UCAS code H207 You will learn to use scientific disciplines such as Civil engineers are responsible for the design, project mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, metallurgy You might also be interested in Aerospace Engineering; management and construction of everything in the built and applied mechanics, and to communicate by Architecture; Computer Science; Electrical, Electronic and environment: bridges, transport systems, dams, tunnels, calculations, quantities, specifications, drawings, letters, Mechantronic Engineering; Petroleum Engineering; hospitals, schools, airports, docks, harbours, power reports and making technical and commercial Planning and Environmental Management; Engineering stations, water supply, cleaning dirty water, railways etc. presentations. and Science with an Integrated Foundation Year They supply water and fuel, and provide the You will graduate with the ability to plan, budget, Find out more infrastructure to clean up the waste products of our estimate and control finances, and work and interact society. They are very much concerned with with many people from other trades, professions and www.manchester.ac.uk/mace environmental and sustainability issues in flooding, businesses. renewable energy and regeneration, in nuclear waste @School_of_MACE disposal, sewage treatment and pollution generally.
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SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES As a graduate ‘with Industrial Experience’ or on an ‘Enterprise’ course, you will have the added advantage of You will gain highly developed transferable skills, such graduating with useful insight into the commercial world, as simulation, design, management and modelling, equipping you for a diverse range of careers such as developing the ability to analyse and solve complex general management and sales, as well as jobs in more problems by a rigorous approach, and to communicate technical fields. results effectively. You will graduate with the ability to adapt to new challenges and offer a broad insight into engineering solutions.
Our degree courses provide the academic basis for a professional career in the planning, design, construction and management of major civil and structural engineering projects. They also lead to many other opportunities and our graduates are in demand from all sectors of industry, commerce and public service.
All of our Civil Engineering Honours degrees are accredited by the relevant professional institutions. This means your degree will be recognised as providing the educational base of Chartered Engineering (MEng) or Incorporated Engineer (BEng).
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Typical offer Find out more WHY MANCHESTER? A-level ABB-BBB www.manchester.ac.uk/classics IB 34-31 • Large, vibrant and friendly department clahresearch.wordpress.com teaching the full-range of classical Ancient History BA 3yrs subjects to the highest level UCAS code V110 clahmcr.tumblr.com • Consistently high ratings for student Classical Studies BA 3yrs @clah_mcr satisfaction of between 94 and 100% in
. . UCAS code Q810 recent National Student Surveys /Clah.Manchester Classics BA 3yrs • One of the best libraries in the world for UCAS code Q800 our subject, plus Manchester Museum on Contact details campus and our excellent John Rylands Latin and English Literature BA 3yrs Library Special Collections UCAS code QQ36 e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 306 1252 Latin and Italian BA 4yrs The Classics and Ancient History department at UCAS code QR63 Manchester is an exciting place to study, with access to outstanding library resources and a university museum. Latin and Linguistics BA 3yrs You are sure to find your studies both inspiring and life- UCAS code QQ61 changing – and you don’t need to have studied the subject before. Latin and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code QR64 One of the largest departments in the UK, we combine a long tradition of excellence in teaching and research with Latin with French BA 4yrs exciting new courses and appointments – all within a UCAS code Q6R1 collegial and informal atmosphere.
For Ancient History and Archaeology BA, see Archaeology. You’ll find expertise in all the main aspects of Greek and Roman history, culture, language and literature, as well as You might also be interested in History, History of Art and course units that specialise in diverse topics such as Visual Studies, Modern Languages Lysias, letter-writing, lekythoi, love poetry, literacy, law, and latrines in the ancient world.
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Internationally recognised experts in their fields can help At Manchester you’ll develop “a desirable mix of specific, you explore every aspect of some of the greatest practical, intellectual, theoretical and transferable civilizations in history. Our degrees are designed both to skills”*, including the ability to: think logically and cover the main areas of study in your field and also to let imaginatively; communicate effectively; interpret, assess you have opportunities to explore new areas. and evaluate information and data; propose ideas and theories; lead and participate in discussions; work You can choose a degree in Ancient History, Classical independently and to deadlines; demonstrate Studies (our most flexible Single Honours degree), or understanding of different cultures and societies. Classics (ancient Greek and/or Latin, together with courses in literature and culture), focusing on particular Our recent graduates have gone on to careers within the areas of study while also taking course units in a wide BBC, Google, UK government departments, museums, range of extra options. law firms, and a wide range of educational institutions.
You’ll also have opportunities to undertake research on * Source: Prospects - www.prospects.ac.uk topics of your choosing, supported and supervised individually by our academic staff.
In most degree courses (except for those focusing on ancient Greek and/or Latin) we encourage, but do not require, you to study an ancient language. It doesn't “Classics and Ancient History at The University of matter whether or not you have studied either language before; we can cater for every level, from absolute Manchester is fantastic. The wide range of course beginner to highly advanced. You can begin or resume your study of either ancient language at any point in your units available to me as a student really helps widen three years. my interest and knowledge.”
Anna Patterson, BA (Hons) Ancient History
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Typical offer Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) Software Engineering BSc 3yrs BSc 3yrs UCAS code GG6K A-level A*AA-AAA UCAS code I140 IB 38 - 37 (766-666 at higher level) Software Engineering MEng 4yrs Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) UCAS code GG64 Computer Science BSc 3 yrs MEng 4yrs UCAS code G400 UCAS code I142 Software Engineering with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs Computer Science MEng 4 yrs Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) UCAS code G603 UCAS code G401 with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code I141 Software Engineering with Industrial Experience Computer Science with Industrial Experience MEng 5yrs BSc 4yrs Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) UCAS code I300 UCAS code G405 with Industrial Experience MEng 5yrs UCAS code I143 Joint courses: Computer Science with Industrial Experience MEng 5yrs Computer Systems Engineering BEng 3yrs Computer Science and Mathematics BSc 3yrs UCAS code I100 UCAS code HH66 UCAS code GG14
Artificial Intelligence BSc 3yrs Computer Systems Engineering MEng 4yrs Computer Science and Mathematics with Industrial UCAS code G700 UCAS code GH4P Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code GG41 Artificial Intelligence MEng 4yrs Computer Systems Engineering with Industrial UCAS code G702 Experience BEng 4yrs Computer Science with Business and Management UCAS code HHQ6 BSc 3yrs Artificial Intelligence with Industrial Experience UCAS code G4N2 BSc 4yrs Computer Systems Engineering with UCAS code G701 Industrial Experience MEng 5yrs Computer Science with Business and Management UCAS code H650 with Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs Artificial Intelligence with Industrial Experience UCAS code GNK1 MEng 5yrs UCAS code G703 You might also be interested in Business and Management; Electrical, Electronic and Mechatronic Engineering; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy
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Find out more As one of the largest schools of Computer Science Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in the country, we are able to offer you the option of This exciting field looks at the interaction between www.manchester.ac.uk/cs broad-based or highly specialised degree courses. With computer systems and their human users. It is radically an exceptionally low student-to-staff ratio of 12:1, you’ll changing the way in which we experience our world @csmcr still get a personal experience even though our School through the development of new applications in science, . . itself is large. engineering and business. HCI, often referred to as User /computersciencemcr Experience, is at the intersection of computer science, behavioural sciences and social science. Our WHAT YOU STUDY interdisciplinary course attempts to delve much deeper Contact details than other such courses, offering key course units Single Honours delivered by specialists in their field, including e: [email protected] Year 1: Gain a thorough grounding in computing and neurophysiology, advanced social network analysis, t: +44 (0)161 275 6124 mathematical techniques for computer science, complex software engineering and application including object-oriented (Java) programming, development, qualitative research design and methods. computer engineering, artificial intelligence, computer WHY MANCHESTER? architecture and distributed systems. You’ll also undertake a team project. • World's first stored-program computer developed here in 1948 Year 2 onwards: Study a number of core topics in areas • 93% student satisfaction such as software engineering, operating systems and imperative programming, alongside advanced, (National Student Survey 2014) specialised computer science units such as mobile systems, symbolic AI and machine learning and optimisation. You’ll also undertake a final-year project. Our School of Computer Science is one of the oldest and most established in the UK, with five decades of pioneering developments in the field of computing. Manchester was responsible for the birth of computing through the pioneering work of Alan Turing, and the world’s first stored-program computer, “the Baby”, was built here. We continue to be leaders in our field, with our research and industrial links informing the development of our degree courses.
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Computer Science and Mathematics SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Taught jointly by our Schools of Computer Science and Mathematics, with an equal weighting in each area. You’ll You’ll gain a strong understanding of the underlying gain knowledge and understanding of important principles of computer science, while developing mathematical ideas, combined with core computer practical computing skills and analytical thinking, science topics of programming and software along with communication, problem-solving and engineering, and study the mathematical principles team-working skills that are essential for success underpinning the foundations of computing. in any future career.
Computer Science with Business and Management Employers – from large multinationals, to small, local Taught in partnership with Manchester Business School, organisations – actively target our students. Positions this course combines the study of computer systems that our 2013 graduates secured within six months of development (67%) with the study of the principles graduating include: investment banker at Barclays, and practices of business and management (33%). technology evangelist at Microsoft, graduate engineer at ARM, software engineer at BAE Systems, graduate developer at the BBC, and digital development manager at Universal Music Group.
“Manchester is one of the leading universities, if not the leading university, for computer science in Europe today. If you want to get into a creative environment and work in one of today’s most exciting industries, I cannot recommend highly enough studying at Manchester.”
Matthew Jeffrey, Former Head of Recruitment for Electronic Arts
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Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAA-ABB Years 1, 2 and 3: Study units in Healthy Living and IB 37-30 • More than 25 years’ experience of Orofacial Biology. clinical teaching in outreach clinics Dentistry (first year entry) BDS 5 yrs Year 4: Study the above topics, as well as units in Patient UCAS code A206 • Over 95% of students in employment Assessment, Disease Management, and Team-Working, after graduation Professionalism and Patient Management. Dentistry (pre-dental entry) BDS 6 yrs • Clinical practice integrated with theory UCAS code A204 Year 5: Prepare for independent practice, and study early in the course course unit The Complex Patient. Oral Health Science BSc 3yrs UCAS code B840 See our website for details on our core subjects. Established in 1884, Manchester Dental School has a long and distinguished reputation in dentistry. SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Find out more Today, we offer you a choice of the BDS, allowing you to As a BDS graduate, you can work in general practice www.manchester.ac.uk/dentistry practise as a dentist, or the BSc Oral Health Sciences, (normally after completing a year of mandatory allowing you to practise as a dental hygienist or dental vocational dental practice). therapist. Contact details As a graduate in Oral Health Sciences, you can work in all You’ll be taught in small groups following an enquiry- sectors of dentistry – including community dental clinics e: [email protected] based learning programme. You’ll also benefit from and the hospital dental service – as a dental hygienist or t: +44 (0)161 306 0231 clinical exposure from the outset, receiving extensive dental therapist. experience in outreach community clinics that will allow you to treat patients regularly and experience clinical dentistry in a ‘real world’ environment. “Library resources are fantastic. Course organisers are very good and are always available to offer advice. Clinical tutors go out of their way at all times to help students.”
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Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAB-BBB Year 1: Study core course units relevant to your choice IB 36-31 • £6m investment in our John Thaw of degree, including a balance of theatre and screen Studio, a purpose-built theatre with studies course units for Drama and Screen Studies; core Drama BA 3yrs excellent technical facilities staffed by course units in both subjects for Drama and English, and UCAS code W400 professional technicians practical and theoretical course units in theatre and performance for Single Honours Drama. Drama and English Literature BA 3yrs • 90% student satisfaction in Drama and UCAS code WQ4H English (National Student Survey 2014) Year 2: Select from a wide range of study options in historical and contemporary theatre and performance, Drama and Screen Studies BA 3yrs • Drama staff won teaching awards at screen studies and English literature. You’ll also have the UCAS code WW46 Faculty and University level in 2013, opportunity to develop practical skills in making theatre voted for by Manchester students and film. You might also be interested in American Studies, English Literature and Creative Writing, Music Year 3: You could specialise in documentary filmmaking, play-writing, directing and applied theatre via one Find out more Studying Drama at Manchester offers you the opportunity professionally driven, practical course unit. Other study to take your degree in an established university which is options range from in-depth course units on films and www.manchester.ac.uk/drama part of a lively, vibrant and culturally diverse city. filmmaking, the intersection between stage and film, workshop practices and historical and contemporary @UoMSALC You can choose from course units specialising in aspects of theatre. You may undertake an individual
. . theatre and performance, applied and social theatre, piece of research, which is developed into a dissertation. /UoMSALC and film and screen, creating an individual path that can build on your existing strengths while developing new skills and experience. Contact details All our courses offer a strong academic approach to e: [email protected] the subject and are taught through a blend of practice t: +44 (0)161 275 4987 and theory.
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SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Many of our students continue their studies to postgraduate level, or pursue further specialist training in You’ll learn to: interpret and critically analyse theatre, specific fields. They move on to a very wide range of jobs, performance and film; create original work for live including: teaching at both primary and secondary levels; performance and film; develop critical and analytical acting, directing and writing for theatre, film, radio and thinking and writing; and demonstrate a high level of television; policy making, programming and promotion in transferable skills, especially in interpersonal cultural practices; running applied drama projects in communication, group work, leadership and creative schools, prisons, community projects and youth clubs; problem solving. and production roles in TV, film, media and theatre.
“The degree in Drama is excellent – one of the best in the country. There is a real rigour to the teaching and a commitment to producing innovative and exciting course units that test students in a number of different ways. At Manchester, there is not simply a good balance between theory and practice; the balance is more extensive and expansive than that, and takes place between criticality and creativity.”
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Typical offer Find out more WHY MANCHESTER? A level AAB-ABB www.manchester.ac.uk/seaes IB 35-33 • Geology course accredited by the @UoMSEAES Geological Society of London Earth Sciences MEarthSci 4yrs . . UCAS code F640 /manchesterseaes • Open and welcoming School with low staff-student ratios Environmental and Resource Geology BSc 3yrs UCAS code F630 Contact details
Geochemistry BSc 3yrs e: [email protected] Our earth science degrees cover all major aspects of UCAS code F670 t: +44 (0)161 275 0776 geology, ideal if you want to keep your options open and are uncertain about your future career plans. Core Geology BSc 3yrs teaching in all courses allows you to not only become UCAS code F600 highly competitive in a geoscientist career, but also follow more specialised pathways. Geology with Planetary Science BSc 3yrs UCAS code F6F5 A degree in geology provides the perfect gateway to a career in geoscience or postgraduate study, as well as Geology with Planetary Science MEarthSci 4yrs general graduate employment. Our hands-on approach to UCAS code F6FM teaching provides you with the practical skills to put what you’ve learned in the classroom into practice in the field. Geography and Geology BSc 3yrs UCAS code FF68
Geography and Geology with a Year Abroad BSc 4yrs UCAS code FF86
You might also be interested in Environmental Science, Geography
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WHAT YOU STUDY Year 2: Study geological processes and physical SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES geography in more detail; discover your passion for Single Honours specific topics and begin to specialise. Team work, problem solving and field skills play a key role Year 1: Learn about the field of earth sciences, including in integrating all the elements of the subject, and will also its scope and its role in the exploitation and Year 3: Evaluate critically the ideas and concepts you develop your transferrable skills. conservation of resources. have learned, identifying flaws in current theories and gaps in knowledge. Explore topics in greater depth via Geologists find employment in oil, mining, engineering, Year 2: Take a closer look at the nature, origin and a field-based dissertation project and assessed water and environmental fields as well as in teaching, at distribution of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic coursework, supported and informed by the research universities, and in government geological surveys. rocks and the processes involved in their formation. of our academic staff. Begin to understand structural and global tectonic processes, and undertake geophysical surveys.
Year 3: Demonstrate an advanced understanding of earth science and geology, and consider taking more specialist units. Complete an independent mapping “Manchester is a great place to study geology. project. The staff are all professional, approachable and very Geography and Geology Joint Honours Year 1: Discover the natural processes that occur on friendly. The open door policy within the department the Earth’s surface and how humans and societies have learned to exploit and protect themselves from is a fantastic service and I have always received these phenomena. helpful and constructive advice. My favourite part is the field trips, which give you a chance to bring together knowledge from different course units, and are a great way to make friends.”
Ed Thomas, MEarthSci Earth Sciences
101 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Typical offer Economics and Sociology BA Econ 3yrs UCAS code LL13 WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAB IB 35 Finance BA Econ 3yrs • First run in 1903, the BA Econ is UCAS code N300 Manchester’s longest running Accounting and Finance BA Econ 3yrs degree course UCAS code NN43 Find out more • Unrivalled choice of more than 260 Business Studies BA Econ 3yrs course units over three years UCAS code N100 www.manchester.ac.uk/socialsciences • Course backed by the largest student Business Studies and Economics BA Econ 3yrs @ManUniEconomics society at the University, sponsored by UCAS code NL11 Ernst & Young
Business Studies and Politics BA Econ 3yrs Contact details When you leave school or college, you may not know UCAS code NL12 which areas of study you will find the most interesting. e: [email protected] Our BA Economics and Social Studies (BA Econ) is a Business Studies and Sociology BA Econ 3yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 flexible, innovative and multidisciplinary degree that UCAS code NL13 allows you to study an unrivalled range of subjects before deciding upon your pathway at the end of your Development Studies BA Econ 3yrs first year, so you can make the crucial decisions about UCAS code L900 your study as you progress.
Economics BA Econ 3yrs See the relevant pages of this prospectus for more UCAS code L100 information on the subjects:
Economics and Finance BA Econ 3yrs • Accounting and Finance UCAS code LN13 • Business Studies and Management • Economics Economics and Philosophy BA Econ 3yrs • Philosophy UCAS code LV15 • Politics • Sociology Economics and Politics BA Econ 3yrs UCAS code LL12 On graduating, your degree certificate will state your specialisation in your final-year subject/s.
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WHAT YOU STUDY SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Year 1: Broad introduction to the social sciences. The units you choose will give you a range of subject- Compulsory course units in economics, maths and specific and transferrable skills, including the ability to statistics, plus optional units from accounting, finance, think critically, present your ideas clearly and succinctly, business, politics, sociology and other social sciences. analyse qualitative and quantitative data, and develop creative solutions to problems. Year 2: Begin to specialise. Most students continue to take units from either two or three subject areas to keep Some of our most recent graduates now work at Credit their options open. You can also take a language or Suisse, Morgan Stanley, KPMG, HM Treasury and the participate in our Manchester Leadership Programme. Houses of Parliament, as audit associates, management consultants and parliamentary interns. Year 3: Focus your studies in either one single area or a joint pathway, according to your own particular interests.
“I chose to study the BA Econ at Manchester because it was the broadest degree course I could find that would really stimulate my intellectual thinking.”
Adnan Chowdhury, BA (Econ) Economics
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Typical offer Today we are at the forefront of UK teaching and WHY MANCHESTER? research in economics, offering you expertise in a wide A-level AAB range of theoretical and applied fields. Current research IB 35 • 90% of our graduates work in a professional from more than 60 research-active academic staff or managerial role six months after feeds directly into your course. Economics BEconSc 3yrs graduation UCAS code L102 • A Chair in Political Economy was founded WHAT YOU STUDY See Economics and Social Studies for our Economics BAEcon at Manchester in 1854 You might also be interested in Accounting and Finance, Our small, dedicated degree provides you with specialist Business and Management, Economics, Philosophy, training and knowledge in the study of economics. It has Politics and International Relations, Social Sciences Many famous names in economics have worked and a strong quantitative (mathematics and economics) studied at Manchester, including three Nobel Laureates: centre and covers core elements of micro and macro Sir John Hicks, whose interpretation of Keynes General economics. You may also specialise in economics, Find out more Theory is still considered the dominant model and econometrics and mathematical economics, or taught to undergraduates at nearly all UK universities; financial economics. www.manchester.ac.uk/economics Sir Arthur Lewis, a development economist who became the first black person to receive a Nobel Prize Year 1: Core units in economics, mathematics and @ManUniEconomics outside the category of peace; and, more recently, statistics, plus exclusive units in applied economics. American economist Joseph Stiglitz, who chairs our Optional units include IT skills, languages, finance, other Brooks World Poverty Institute. social sciences and mathematics. Contact details e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748
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Year 2: Reinforce your understanding of micro and SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES macroeconomics principles, mathematical economics and econometrics. You’ll work towards your area of You will develop the mathematical and quantitative skills specialisation through course units such as Investment necessary for further study in economics, or for a career Analysis, Managerial Economics, and Development as a professional economist in the public or private Economics. sector.
Year 3: Compulsory units round off your understanding Some of our most recent graduates now work for of core micro and macroeconomics, and advance your JP Morgan Chase, KPMG, PWC, HM Treasury and IBM, core skills in econometrics and quantitative skills. You as assurance associates, graduate risk analysts and may also pursue your area of specialisation via units such policy advisors. More than 20% choose to pursue as Money, Banking and Financial Markets, The Chinese postgraduate study. Economy, and Business Economics.
“The BEconSc degree benefits from being part of a large School: course unit options are vast and allow the pursuit of any branch of economics. However, with fewer than 80 peers in my year group, the BEconSc is also a tight-knit community.”
Emily Crowson, BEconSc Economics
105 ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING
Typical offer Mechatronic Engineering MEng 4yrs Contact details UCAS code HHH6 A-level AAA-AAB e: ug-eee @manchester.ac.uk IB 37-35 (665 at higher level) Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience t: +44 (0)161 306 4700 BEng 4yrs Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng 3yrs UCAS code HH63 UCAS code H600 WHY MANCHESTER? Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience • Strong industry links with companies Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng 4yrs MEng 5yrs UCAS code H605 UCAS code HHP3 such as E.ON, Centrica, GE, Jaguar Land Rover, National Instruments and Texas Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Instruments which inform our course Experience BEng 4yrs content and make you more employable UCAS code H606 • All courses accredited by the IET; should Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial You might also be interested in Aerospace Engineering, you take a year in industry, this can go Experience MEng 5yrs Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, towards the training required for attaining UCAS code H601 Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Physics Charted Engineer status and Astronomy, Engineering and Science with an • 94% student satisfaction with course Electronic Engineering BEng 3yrs Integrated Foundation Year quality (National Student Survey 2013) UCAS code H610 Flexible degrees Electronic Engineering MEng 4yrs Our School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is UCAS code H614 The first three semesters of our degree courses ideally positioned to provide you with a sector-leading are common, allowing you to switch between them education in the subjects encompassed by electrical, Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience at any time up to the end of the first semester in electronic and mechatronic engineering. BEng 4yrs your second year. You can also choose between UCAS code H613 MEng or BEng courses. More than 73 academic staff specialise in subjects that range from nanoelectronics through to power systems. Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience Find out more Our cutting-edge degrees are informed by excellent MEng 5yrs research. We are unique in the UK in combining proven UCAS code H615 www.manchester.ac.uk/eee excellence in both teaching and research, which will influence potential employers when judging the quality Mechatronic Engineering BEng 3yrs @eeemanchester of your degree. UCAS code HH36
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WHAT YOU STUDY Our information age requires electronics and digital SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES signal processing systems (for images, audio and other Electrical and Electronic Engineering signals). Technological developments in communications Graduates from our courses contribute fully in the Electricity is fundamental to modern life; without a include concurrent processing (to allow the manipulation fields of: communications (BT, Agilent Technologies, secure supply, society in its current form would collapse. of massive amounts of data), data networking and digital Vodaphone, Broadcom, Nortel Networks), control and Consequently, the importance of efficient and communication systems for both local distribution and automation (Bentley, ABB, BP, Proctor and Gamble), sustainable generation, secure distribution and across the Internet. energy (ABB, AREVA, BP, EDF Energy, E-ON, National intelligent user devices cannot be overstated. A lifetime Grid, Shell, United Utilities), design (ARUP, Rolls-Royce), challenge will face the next generation as traditional Mechatronic Engineering information technology (Intel, IBM), automotive and sources of energy will run out and new ways of Mechatronics is the marriage of mechanical engineering aviation (Bentley, Jaguar Land Rover, Red Bull Racing, generating, distributing and using electricity must be with smart electronics and software, and is vital to Rolls-Royce), research and development (Siemens, sought. Electrical and electronic engineers have a vital subjects such as industrial automation and robotics. ABB, National Grid), process engineering (BP, Shell, role here. To interact with an object, a system must know where AMEC), investment banking (Goldman Sachs, the object is and be able to move the object and place it Deutsche Bank, Citi, Deloitte), and consultancy In transport, electrical systems are increasingly being in a new position. The electronics therefore require (ARUP, Accenture, Detica). used in electric vehicles (road and rail), hybrid drives (part information from sensors that can detect position, electric motor, part internal combustion engine), engine orientation and visual or audio signals. management electronics, safety systems, on-board entertainment and navigation systems. Electrical inputs from the sensors have to be interpreted and the appropriate signals sent out to the actuators to Electronic Engineering perform the required operation. A good understanding Electronics provide solutions for complex problems. of feedback control is required to be able to make Take the mobile phone: a very sophisticated computer changes in the system from one steady position to and communications system that links to a worldwide another, without oscillations or unpredictable network of antennas, allowing it to connect to any movements. other mobile or landline, and to the Internet. Modern electronics requires an understanding of fundamental You’ll learn the techniques necessary for the design and analogue and digital circuits to enable the design of implementation of such intelligent mechatronic systems. elements that can be connected together to make systems, which serve as the modular blocks for bigger, more complex systems. “The strong links with industry combined with the broad-based first year made Manchester the perfect choice for me.”
Obaidah Sheikh, MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 107 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR EDUCATION
Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAB-BBB Our varied range of course units currently includes: key IB 35-31 • 100% of students in work or further study issues in education; pronunciation and grammar; social six months after graduating justice in education; words and meaning; psychology of English Language for Education BA 3yrs learning; language, education and society; classroom UCAS code X3Q1 • Excellent work experience opportunities communication and learning; language acquisition; and via study placements social media in education. Find out more In the second half of Year 2 and throughout Year 3, most www.manchester.ac.uk/education This unique undergraduate course focuses specifically on of your course units are optional, allowing you to tailor English language and its connections with education. Our your curriculum according to your own interests and @ELE_UoM deliberately limited student intake (up to 40 students) career aspirations. You also undertake a research report
. . offers you close staff-student relationships, small-group in Year 2 and a final-year dissertation. /ELEUoM teaching and guided, one-to-one supervision. Our dedicated writing centre (Write Away) offers you Maybe you have a strong interest in how people learn: feedback on essay drafts in progress. Contact details culturally, socially, or psychologically, giving you a solid foundation for a teaching career within various sectors. e: [email protected] Or perhaps you love studying contemporary English t: +44 (0)161 275 0969 language and want to find out how it can be applied across a range of real-world settings. Whatever your interests, we have the course units to match.
We look for students who are curious to learn more about issues surrounding language use, the nature of spoken and written communication, educational issues, and how language reflects and impacts upon wider society and culture. You will explore the psychology and sociology of learning, as well as examine public policy in relation to issues of access, fairness and social justice.
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SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES You may seek a career in school teaching, or in a related vocation such as TESOL (Teaching of English as a We take your employability very seriously. Aside from Second or Other Language), speech therapy, special the vocational aspects of your research project, our educational needs and adult literacy. Progression to compulsory course unit Career Management involves PGCE is common. At Manchester we run PGCE courses guest lectures from people in a variety of occupations. at both primary and secondary level, described as We also hold regular ‘Looking Forward' days, when “outstanding” by Ofsted. recent graduates return to tell current students what they're up to.
The skills you’ll develop, such as written and oral communication, team working techniques and intercultural awareness, are vital for a variety of careers. Our graduates also demonstrate the ability required to design and manage a project with a high degree of autonomy, qualities highly prized in any workplace.
“I flew to Africa and observed teaching methods in a Gambian school for five weeks, while teaching 5- to 18- year-olds. This once-in-a-lifetime trip not only allowed me to develop as an individual, but also distinguished me from other potential PGCE candidates.”
Laura Lovett, BA (Hons) English Language for Education
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Typical offer English Literature and a Modern Language (Spanish) BA 4yrs WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAA-ABB UCAS code RQ43 IB 37-34 • The University of Manchester Library English Literature and Linguistics BA 3yrs is one of only five National Research English Literature BA 3yrs UCAS code QQ13 Libraries and the only one in the north, UCAS code Q320 housing the UK’s largest electronic You might also be interested in American Studies, History resources collection English Literature with Creative Writing BA 3yrs of Art and Visual Studies, Linguistics and English Language, UCAS code Q3W8 Modern Languages • One of the UK’s largest communities of English literature and creative writing Drama and English Literature BA 3yrs Find out more scholars UCAS code WQ4H www.manchester.ac.uk/creativewriting • Study abroad options across Europe English Literature and American Studies BA 3yrs (eg Amsterdam, Berlin) and further afield UCAS code QT37 www.manchester.ac.uk/english (eg Australia, Hong Kong)
English Literature and a Modern Language (French) BA 4yrs Contact details Studying English Literature at Manchester means UCAS code RQ13 studying its full historical range, from the Anglo-Saxon e: [email protected] period to 21st-century writing, as well as engaging with English Literature and a Modern Language (German) t: +44 (0)161 275 3107 the many forms literature takes, from illuminated BA 4yrs manuscripts to graphic novels, from poetry to UCAS code RQ23 postmodern fiction.
English Literature and a Modern Language (Italian) As well as giving you a detailed knowledge of English BA 4yrs literature, we’ll train you to become an independent UCAS code RQ33 researcher, critical and creative thinker and persuasive writer. English Literature and a Modern Language (Portuguese) BA 4yrs UCAS code QR35
English Literature and a Modern Language (Russian) BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ73
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You’ll learn beyond the seminar room: for instance, Year 3: Choose from options covering all periods of SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES exploring our Special Collections, which include English Literature, including: The Word: Performing, treasures such as Shakespeare’s first folio, Writing, Reading the Bible c1380-c1611; Revenge In addition to a detailed knowledge of the subject of and Elizabeth Gaskell’s and Ted Hughes’s archives; and Tragedy; Pox and Plague: Disease in 18th-Century Satire; English Literature, our graduates are trained in critical attending our prestigious literary event series, where, Lord Byron; Improper Modernisms; Contemporary Irish thinking, independent research, creative problem- among others, Martin Amis and Jeanette Winterson Poetry and Fiction; Futuristic Fictions. solving, persuasive arguing, both orally and in writing, have spoken. and textual analysis. You’ll learn mostly via lectures and seminars, and be We believe good reading and good writing go together. assessed primarily via coursework and exams. Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in That’s why our Creative Writing pathway allows you to many traditional fields, working as English teachers, develop your own creative writing skills while you receive The Creative Writing pathway has additional compulsory editorial/new media executives and staff writers, and in a firm grounding in the tradition of English literature. In writing workshops in each year of the degree, involving less traditional fields, such as event production and addition to historical and formal breadth, we encourage both poetry and prose writing. You’ll discuss early drafts financial insurance advising. creative breadth by asking that you write both poetry of your work in class before submitting revised versions and fiction. Creative writing workshops are taught by for assessment. published writers, and you’ll be offered detailed individual feedback on your work-in-progress.
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To allow you to tailor your degree to your own interests, we increase the level of choice you have as you progress, 96% of our students said their course while ensuring that you cover all periods of literature. was “intellectually stimulating” in 2014. Year 1: Study course units in Literature Tutorials, Reading Literature, Mapping the Medieval, Theory and Text, and National Student Survey 2014 Literature and History, plus one free choice.
Year 2: Study units covering literature before and after 1750, plus free choices covering all periods. Options include: Shakespeare; Forms of Poetry; Gender, Sexuality and the Body; Writing, Identity and Nation.
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Typical offer Engineering or Science with an Integrated Foundation WHY MANCHESTER? Year are one-year courses designed to improve your A-level ABB-BBC mathematical and scientific knowledge and IB Available on request • Courses designed to maximise your understanding to a level where you will be suitable for an achievement and fully prepare you for engineering or physical science degree in our Faculty of We accept students from a wide range of academic degree study in engineering or science Engineering and Physical Sciences. backgrounds and consider each application individually. Alternative entry requirements exist for this course. • Experience exactly the same conditions as You’ll be taught by University staff with considerable Contact us for detailed entry requirements. any other undergraduate, including experience of delivering a foundation year curriculum, accommodation and on-campus teaching in a study environment that is essentially the same as for Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year by University staff any engineering or physical sciences undergraduate, 4/5yrs enabling a seamless transition into the first year of your UCAS code H108 chosen degree course on successful completion of the Foundation Year. Science with an Integrated Foundation Year 4/5yrs UCAS code F008 You’ll be assessed by a combination of ongoing coursework and time-constrained examinations in January and June. Find out more
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WHAT YOU STUDY Engineering: SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Youll study Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, where • Aerospace Engineering These courses give you the preparation you need to appropriate: essential for securing success on your • Chemical Engineering proceed to degree level, after which you’ll have a very future degree course. You will also study academic skills • Civil Engineering wide range of career options open to you on graduation. and information and communication technology, • Electrical, Electronic and Mechatronic Engineering Graduates with degrees in engineering and physical developing transferable skills necessary for • Materials Science and Engineering sciences are much in demand by a wide range undergraduate study and a project in the discipline • Mechanical Engineering of employers. of your choice. • Petroleum Engineering
Diverse teaching and learning approaches include Science: lectures, small-group tutorials, seminars and small-group project work. • Chemistry • Computer Science Our dedicated common room offers you a place to • Earth Sciences study, prepare coursework, carry out work using • Mathematics computers, or simply socialise. There is a strong sense • Physics and Astronomy of community within the student body and excellent • Textile Technology (see Textiles) tutorial support. You may discuss the different courses and your Provided you meet the progression criteria of your suitability for them with our Foundation Year Team, or chosen course, successful completion of the foundation the relevant admissions tutor. You’ll also receive further year guarantees your progression onto the first year of advice during the foundation year. an appropriate degree chosen from:
“If it wasn’t for the Foundation Year I would not be where I am today.”
Kiser Khan, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Gained a First Class Honours degree
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Typical offer Environmental science at Manchester develops three WHY MANCHESTER? fundamental science strands – biosciences, A-level AAB-ABB geosciences and environmental physics – and then IB 35-33 • Excellent links and partnerships with weaves them together by integrative course units to a range of industrial partners give perspective. It allows you to apply scientific Environmental Science BSc 3yrs concepts to real environmental problems. UCAS code F850 • Open and welcoming School with low staff-student ratios Our multidisciplinary, research-informed degree includes Environmental Science with Industrial Experience course units taught by active researchers across a range BSc 4yrs of areas, including biology, geography, planning and earth UCAS code F75Z sciences. It is ideal if you are interested in the broad field, but want to keep your study options open, or are Environmental Science with a Year Abroad BSc 4yrs uncertain about your future career plans. UCAS code F750 WHAT YOU STUDY You might also be interested in Earth Sciences and Geology, Geography, Life Sciences, Planning and Year 1: Discover the laboratory, and learn the field skills Environmental Management necessary to take you through your degree. Gain a firm basis in quantitative science and start to use our wide Find out more range of IT facilities.
www.manchester.ac.uk/seaes Year 2: Take advanced course units related to Earth surface processes, atmospheric physics, and how @UoMSEAES ecosystems function. Undertake geophysical surveys.
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Team work, problem solving and field skills play a key role in integrating all the elements of the subject, and will develop your transferrable skills.
Our environmental science degrees can lead to employment opportunities in commercial, industrial, government and educational sectors, as well as providing the foundation required for further postgraduate study in environmental science and related science disciplines. Employment roles range from consultants and management, to scientists working in the field or laboratory.
“Manchester has offered me the opportunity to take a scientific approach to environmental problems and develop independent critical thinking. It has also given me the opportunity to look at the ethical and human impact of environmental problems.”
Theo Orjans, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science
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Typical offer Find out more WHAT YOU STUDY
A-level ABB-BBB www.manchester.ac.uk/languages You’ll study the cultures and societies relating to your IB 34-32 main language alongside core course units in politics, @UoMSALC plus a huge choice of other topics relating to politics, European Studies and a Modern Language (French) economics and economic history, sociology, social BA 4yrs anthropology and history. UCAS code RR19 Contact details You’ll also spend Year 3 in a country where your main European Studies and a Modern Language (German) e: [email protected] language is spoken, either studying at one of BA 4yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 Manchester's partner universities, or working as a UCAS code RR29 language assistant in a school or college, or on a work placement – or undertaking a combination of university European Studies and a Modern Language (Italian) study and a work placement. BA 4yrs WHY MANCHESTER? UCAS code RR39 • Unique course that equips you with SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES strong analytical skills European Studies and a Modern Language You’ll graduate with in-depth knowledge of international (Portuguese) BA 4yrs • Enthusiastic teaching team of and comparative politics, and politics of the European UCAS code RR59 internationally renowned experts Union, as well as proficiency in at least one European in their research fields language. You’ll also gain critical skills in a wide variety European Studies and a Modern Language (Russian) of subjects and develop transferrable skills during BA 4yrs your year abroad that are highly valued by employers. UCAS code RR97 Discover an exciting degree combination of a European Job opportunities exist in areas including the media, language (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, business services, marketing, advertising, management, European Studies and a Modern Language (Spanish) or Russian) with core course units in politics, focusing in banking and communications. BA 4yrs particular on international and comparative politics, and UCAS code RR49 on Europe and the European Union.
You might also be interested in Joint Modern Languages, Modern Languages “This is a flexible and diverse course, which encourages students to build their individual career paths.”
Caterina Sinibaldi, Programme Director
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Typical offer French and Russian BA 4yrs French and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR17 UCAS code RRC7 A-level AAB-BBB IB 35-31 French and Spanish BA 4yrs French and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR14 UCAS code RRC4 French Studies BA 4yrs UCAS code R110 French with Latin BA 4yrs For more on IPML degrees see Joint Modern Languages UCAS code Q6R1 English Language and French BA 4yrs You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern UCAS code QR31 History and French BA 4yrs Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Modern Languages UCAS code VR11 English Literature and a Modern Language (French) Find out more BA 4yrs History of Art and a Modern Language (French) UCAS code RQ13 BA 4yrs www.manchester.ac.uk/french UCAS code RV13 European Studies and a Modern Language (French) BA 4yrs Modern Language and Business and Management Contact details UCAS code RR19 (French) BA 4yrs UCAS code NR11 e: [email protected] French and Chinese BA 4yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 UCAS code RT11 Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and German BA 4yrs UCAS code RR12 A-level AAA WHY MANCHESTER? IB 37 (666 at higher level) • Renowned expertise in visual cultures French and Italian BA 4yrs UCAS code RR13 French and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs of the French-speaking world UCAS code TR11 • Teaching excellence consistently French and Japanese BA 4yrs recognised by students, and several UCAS code RT12 French and German IPML 4/5/6yrs members of staff have won teaching UCAS code RRC2 awards French and Linguistics BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ11 French and Italian IPML 4/5/6yrs • Extensive range of year-abroad options, UCAS code RRC3 with study and work destinations across French and Portuguese BA 4yrs the French-speaking world UCAS code RR15 French and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RT1F 117 FRENCH CONTINUED
Firmly committed to high-quality language teaching, we WHAT YOU STUDY Year 4: Further develop correct idiomatic and are fortunate to have many native speakers of French grammatical usage in written and spoken French, among our staff. Whether you are a beginner in French Years 1 and 2: Our core language course unit enhances strengthen your skills of translation between French or a post A-level student, our dedicated language team your grammar, spoken skills and independent learning. and English, and specialise in one or more of our key ensures you practice, extend and refine your French Options are selected from three broad study areas: teaching strengths. Options include French and language skills. linguistics, translation and interpreting; literature; Francophone cinema, popular music, linguistics and popular culture, visual studies and history. translation studies, French critical theory and philosophy, You have around 15 hours per week of scheduled and French literature. You may also write an 8,000-word learning activities, such as lectures, seminars, language Year 3: Spent in a French-speaking country, either dissertation on any French or Francophone topic and will work, coursework workshops and revision sessions, plus completing a work placement, working as a British develop strong independent research skills. online materials specially devised to help you in your Council English Language Assistant, or studying at one studies. Our course provision covers a range of periods, of our 14 partner universities (in Paris, Lille, Rennes, from the early modern to the contemporary, and a Poitiers, Lyon, Avignon, Toulouse, Grenoble, Martinique, variety of creative media ( literary texts, visual and La Réunion, Brussels, Geneva, or Sherbrooke in Quebec). audio-visual materials).
A lively group of student mentors organises events throughout the year, including film screenings, food evenings and a reading club.
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Employers actively recruit our graduates for their strong language and communication skills and intercultural awareness, and for other in-demand skills – such as self-motivation, leadership and adaptability – that you’ll acquire and hone through your study. We are dedicated to developing your independence, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, intercultural competence and overall employability.
A degree in modern languages and cultures opens the door to an exceptionally broad range of careers. Our graduates have gone on to work in areas as diverse as business, marketing, management consulting, journalism, publishing, politics, accounting and finance, charitable organisations, translation, interpreting and education.
“I’ve studied impressionism, theatre, medieval poetry, Dadaism, colonialism, phonetics, pragmatics, the Enlightenment, biometrics, social realism, World War II, the French New Wave, comedy and tragedy – and lived in Quebec. All thanks to French at The University of Manchester. What else could I have asked for?”
Jack Stokes, BA (Hons) French Studies
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Typical offer Contact details WHAT YOU STUDY
A-level AAA-AAB e: [email protected] Geography IB 37-35 t: +44 (0)161 275 0969 Entry requirements, curriculum and career opportunities are the same for our BA and BSc degree options. Geography BA 3yrs UCAS code L700 WHY MANCHESTER? You begin with course units in three main areas: human geography, people and environment, and physical Geography BSc 3yrs • Ranked 4th in the UK and 8th in the world geography. With increasing flexibility as you progress, by UCAS code F802 by researchers and employers (QS World your final year you choose three from about 12 optional University Ranking by Subject 2013/14) course units. Geography with International Study BA 4yrs UCAS code LF78 • One of Europe’s best-equipped universities Course units cover diverse interests and issues: for studying geography economic, cultural, political, urban and historical Geography with International Study BSc 4yrs geography; ecology; hydrology; palaeo environments; UCAS code FL87 • Several field courses enable you to learn geoarchaeology; glaciology; climatology; and engage with staff and students in an geomorphology; remote sensing; geographical Geography (Integrated Master’s) MGeog/GIM 4yrs informal atmosphere information systems and science. UCAS code F800 Geography with International Studies Geography (Integrated Master’s) with International Our teaching and research portfolio covers most Study abroad in Year 3 at a partner university in a choice Development MGeog/GIM 4 yrs aspects of geography, our extensive facilities include of European countries, or in Australia, New Zealand, UCAS code D320 map and book libraries, audiovisual equipment, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, or the USA. Dissertation laboratories and computer clusters with networked PCs work usually relates to this period of study. Geography (Integrated Master’s) with Planning and internet access. MGeog/GIM 4yrs UCAS code F801 Each course has its own induction to help you settle in; for example, Single Honours students begin their degree You might also be interested in Environmental Science, with a three-day field course in the Lake District. You’ll Earth Sciences and Geology also get to know your fellow students better through social events organised by our Manchester University Find out more Geographical Society (MUGS).
www.manchester.ac.uk/geography
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Geography Integrated Master’s SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES An exciting opportunity to take our basic Geography course plus a specialist fourth year leading to one of Surveys show that Geography graduates are very three Master of Geography qualifications. Options in employable. You will gain a range of analytical Year 4 are taught by researchers actively working in the techniques, including literacy, numeracy and ICT ability, field, so you will explore and engage with cutting-edge as well as skills in presentation, problem solving geographical research. and communication.
Unlike freestanding master’s courses, all four years of Some of our graduates use geographical skills directly in this course are eligible for student loan support. careers such as environmental work, regeneration, planning and education. Many others follow a less Integrated Master’s: Complete a year-long research specialist path in areas such as management, project, choose four course units from a wide choice and advertising, the media, social services, finance and the take part in a seminar and study programme that legal profession. You could also take postgraduate study teaches you to evaluate geographical research and its or vocational training. application in policy, professional and commercial spheres. Beyond the two core units, there are no restrictions on choice, so you can tailor the course to your own requirements.
Integrated Master’s with Planning: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary for a professional career in planning “Choosing to study Geography at Manchester is and related areas. We are currently seeking professional accreditation of this course by the RTPI. perhaps the best decision I have ever made.
Integrated Master’s with International Development: Geography has provided me with a broad knowledge Develop specialist understanding of international development principles, concepts and practice, and of many diverse subjects and important key skills build valuable transferable skills. This is an exciting new course and is highly relevant to a career in that may be vital in providing me with fantastic international development. opportunities in the future.”
Tim Hall, BSc (Hons) Geography
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Typical offer German and Russian BA 4yrs German and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR27 UCAS code RRF7 A-level AAB-BBB IB 34-31 German and Spanish BA 4yrs German and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR24 UCAS code RRF4 German Studies BA 4yrs UCAS code R210 History and German BA 4yrs For more on IPML degrees see Joint Modern Languages UCAS code VR12 English Language and German BA 4yrs You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern UCAS code QR32 History of Art and a Modern Language (German) Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Modern Languages BA 4yrs English Literature and a Modern Language (German) UCAS code RV23 Find out more BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ23 Modern Language and Business and Management www.manchester.ac.uk/german (German) BA 4yrs European Studies and a Modern Language (German) UCAS code NR12 BA 4yrs Contact details UCAS code RR29 Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: e: [email protected] French and German BA 4yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 UCAS code RR12 A-level AAA IB 37 (666 at higher level) German and Chinese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT21 French and German IPML 4/5/6yrs WHY MANCHESTER? UCAS code RRC2 German and Italian BA 4yrs • German has been taught at Manchester UCAS code RR23 German and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs since 1851 UCAS code TR12 • Research strengths include culture and German and Japanese BA 4yrs dictatorship, minority culture, Holocaust UCAS code RT22 German and Italian IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RRF3 studies, and 19th to 20th century German and Linguistics BA 4yrs cultural history UCAS code RQ21 German and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RT2F German and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RR25
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With six members of full-time academic staff and three Year 3: Live abroad, either via an Erasmus exchange with Employers actively recruit our graduates for their strong language tutors, we are one of the larger German a university in Basel, Berlin, Freiburg, Hamburg, language and communication skills and intercultural departments in the country, providing a friendly and Heidelberg, Innsbruck or Leipzig, or working as an awareness, and for other in-demand skills – such as supportive environment in which to pursue your studies. English language assistant in a school in a German- self-motivation, leadership and adaptability – that you’ll speaking country – or undertake a work placement in a acquire and hone throughout your study. Thanks to Manchester’s working partnership with the German-speaking country. DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the Our graduates have gone on to work in areas as diverse Austrian Cultural Institute, our native speakers are well Year 4: Choose specialist course units such as Turkish- as business, marketing, management consulting, placed to keep you abreast of political, social and cultural German culture, Holocaust cinema, German dialects, journalism, publishing, politics, accounting and finance, affairs in the German-speaking countries. culture and society 1871-1918, and satirical German charitable organisations, translation, interpreting drama. and education. Our lively German Society maintains a regular programme of events, including the Stammtisch, SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES parties, football team, film nights, and the Great German Bake-Off. The highlight is the annual German Play at the A degree in modern languages and cultures opens the Contact Theatre on campus, part of the Palaver Festival door to an exceptionally broad range of careers. We are of languages and drama. dedicated to developing your independence, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, intercultural WHAT YOU STUDY competence and overall employability.
Whether you’re a beginner in German or a post-A-level student, your language study will be the key to a broad range of historical, linguistic, and cultural courses at all levels. Core language classes in all years include oral work, comprehension, translation and grammar, taught “Being taught by lecturers who are among the best in in German and mainly by native speakers. their fields, having a brilliant year abroad in Berlin, and Year 1: Undertake language instruction and introductory course units in German history, culture and linguistics, generally being part of such a friendly and supportive progressing to increasingly specialised, research-led course units. department have made my time studying German at
Year 2: Choose course units such as early 20th-century Manchester a fantastic experience.” representations of gender, sex and race, literary Abbie Cresswell, BA (Hons) History and German translation, culture and dictatorship, and the German language today.
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Typical offer Modern History with Economics BA 3yrs UCAS code V136 WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAA-ABB IB 37-34 Politics and Modern History BA 3yrs • All our History courses scored over 90% UCAS code VL12 in overall teaching satisfaction (National History BA 3yrs Student Survey 2014) UCAS code V100 You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History, History • 72% of our graduates are employed or History and American Studies BA 3yrs of Art and Visual Studies, Modern Languages in further study within six months of UCAS code VT17 graduation, while 69% of those employed Find out more are in managerial or professional roles History and Arabic BA 4yrs (Unistats) UCAS code VT33 www.manchester.ac.uk/history • A flexible degree taught by committed History and French BA 4yrs www.manchesterhistorian.com teachers with dynamic and cutting edge UCAS code VR11 approach to student learning @UoMhistdept History and German BA 4yrs . . UCAS code VR12 /UniversityOfManchesterHistoryDepartment History has been taught at Manchester at degree level since the Victorian era, and we are proud of our influence History and Italian BA 4yrs on the way the subject is understood and taught. We are UCAS code RV31 Contact details one of the largest History departments in the country, with more than 30 academic staff, and offer a diverse History and Portuguese BA 4yrs e: [email protected] range of course units and teaching expertise, allowing UCAS code RV51 t: +44 (0)161 306 1251 you to study many different types of histories, History and Russian BA 4yrs chronological periods, and geographical areas. UCAS code RV71 You’ll experience an exciting learning environment, with History and Sociology BA 3yrs teaching by committed and passionate experts who UCAS code VL13 embrace dynamic and forward-thinking strategies to enhance student learning. We offer some of the best History and Spanish BA 4yrs library facilities in the country and comprehensive use of UCAS code VR14 e-learning to aid your development, particularly to ensure you receive timely and constructive feedback on History with Integrated Masters MHist 4yrs written work. UCAS code V101
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WHAT YOU STUDY SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Our courses take maximum advantage of the range and Our students achieve outstanding skills in analytical and breadth of our staff’s expertise, offering history from critical thinking; develop excellent research, writing and ancient times in 800 BC, through medieval to late 20th communication skills; and hone their time management century. We also offer course units in many different and organisation abilities. kinds of history, while the geographic areas we cover include not only Britain and Europe, but also Asia, Russia, Our graduates enjoy success in a wide range of careers, Africa and beyond. which reflects the high regard in which employers hold a History degree from Manchester. Graduate job We encourage you to study a diverse range of types of opportunities include education, heritage and museums, history and to develop your own original and imaginative the civil service, think tanks, media and journalism, approaches to historical study. marketing and public relations, law and accountancy.
Year 1: Study History in Practice, designed to assist you with the intellectual transition to university-level study. Optional course units include The Making of Modern China, The Medieval World, and Globalisation in Historical Perspective. “Alongside the huge range of topics to study and Year 2: Undertake an extended piece of coursework on a the extra-curricular activities the department topic of your choice, supervised on a one-to-one basis. Choose from a wide range of course units. offers, History at Manchester offers a real sense of
Year 3: Choose to study in-depth particular topics in community between undergraduates, postgraduates British, European, American, African and Asian history, in one of which you write a dissertation based on and lecturers, and has provided me with constant independent research. support and guidance through my studies and life in Manchester.”
Zoe Strzelecki, BA (Hons) History
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Typical offer Find out more Breadth of coverage, from classical ancient Greece to contemporary and non-Western art film and A-level ABB-BBB www.manchester.ac.uk/arthistoryvisualstudies photography, is a hallmark of our degree. You’ll be taught IB 34-31 (555 at higher level) by art historians who are trendsetters in their fields, @UoMSALC learning via lectures, seminars, tutorials, field trips and
. . History of Art BA 3yrs an optional work placement. UCAS code V360 /UoMSALC As well as our in-house teaching library, you’ll benefit History of Art and a Modern Language (French) BA /UoMSALC from the magnificent John Rylands Library in 4yrs Manchester city centre, which houses world-class UCAS code RV13 collections of pre-modern manuscripts, early printed Contact details books and many other important materials. History of Art and a Modern Language (German) BA 4yrs e: [email protected] We naturally enjoy close ties with our Whitworth Art UCAS code RV23 t: +44 (0)161 275 3348 Gallery, which has been recently upgraded through a spectacular £12 million refurbishment programme. In History of Art and a Modern Language (Italian) BA addition to its teaching collections, the Whitworth also 4yrs offers placements and volunteering opportunities, giving UCAS code RV33 WHY MANCHESTER? insight into one of the main career avenues arising from an art history degree. History of Art and a Modern Language (Portuguese) • Employability skills embedded within BA 4yrs key course units at all levels of study UCAS code RV53 • Funded study trips to the UK and History of Art and a Modern Language (Russian) BA abroad, including Paris, Berlin and Rome 4yrs • Two second-year students undertake UCAS code RV73 summer internships at the world-famous Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice History of Art and a Modern Language (Spanish) BA every year 4yrs UCAS code RV43
Archaeology and Art History BA 3yrs UCAS code VV43
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WHAT YOU STUDY Year 3: Undertake your dissertation: a focused, SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES research-informed text of 10,000 to 12,000 words. Year 1: Study the basics of art history and art spaces, as Optional course units include: Prometheus Unbound; You’ll develop key analytical and reflective skills at well as artworks in history from Ice Age to Baroque and Modern Architecture and the Body; Topics in Surrealism; Manchester, such as: the ability to manage, Rococo to now. Romanticism and Modern Culture; Visual Culture in India communicate and deploy evidence; independence after Independence; Fairy Tales and Other Utopias in of mind and initiative; team working; empathy and Year 2: Develop your critical thinking via a mixture of Modern Art; Picasso; Contemporary Art and Theory social insight; and intercultural awareness. core course units (Art In Theory, The Afterlife of Objects since 1985; The Social Eye; The Animal in Contemporary and a continental field trip) and optional units such as: Art; Making Art Public; and a work placement. Recent graduates now work as museum curators, Greek Art and the City State; Visual Culture of the a Royal Collections Exhibitions curator, archivist at Islamic World; Before the Black Death, The Golden Age Tate Liverpool and an English Heritage art officer, of Siena; Renaissance and Discovery: Florence, Rome, while others are undertaking PhDs at places including Venice and Beyond; British Art from Turner to Whistler; Oxford University. Art in the Time of Proust; Avant-Gardes Moves; Installation Art; Film and Modernism.
“The History of Art degree provides a wide-ranging knowledge of the subject and a chance, later in the course, to focus on specific interests. I enjoyed my three years at Manchester immensely and the techniques, methods and confidence I gained have been invaluable to me in my chosen career.”
Andrew Hardman, BA (Hons) History of Art
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Typical offer Speech and language therapists identify, assess and WHY MANCHESTER? support the needs of people who have communication, A-level AAB-ABB eating, swallowing and drinking disorders. Our course IB 35-33 (665-655 at higher level) • 100% of our 2014 Audiology graduates gives you the core theoretical knowledge and clinical were employed or in further study within skills required by the profession, as well as the academic Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc 3yrs three months of graduation study of a higher education qualification. Excellent UCAS code B611 partnerships with local and regional speech and • Manchester students won the national BAA language therapy service providers also enable us to Speech and Language Therapy BSc 4yrs Lisa Bayliss award in 2012 and 2013 offer you clinical placements with supervision support. UCAS code B620 • Advanced study options in Speech and We emphasise scientific thinking, preparing you to Language Therapy allow you to pursue incorporate clinical enquiry into your chosen career path. Find out more interests beyond the required curriculum All health care professionals should be aware of the NHS Constitution, the principles and values of which are www.manchester.ac.uk/psych-sci embedded in your course. . . Audiology falls under the Department of Health's /UoMSLT 'Modernising Scientific Careers' (MSC) programme. The NHS website defines it as follows: WHAT YOU STUDY
Contact details “Audiology: healthcare scientists measure and evaluate Audiology people's hearing and balance, fit and adjust aids, and You’ll study both academic and clinical components e: [email protected] offer therapeutic techniques to improve the quality of throughout your course. Practical skills training takes e: [email protected] people's lives. They work with children or adults as well place in our well-equipped laboratories, while clinical t: +44 (0)161 275 3389 as special needs groups, and are involved in the delivery training takes place within NHS and private clinics. of long-term treatment, management and care.” Year 1: Study psychology, anatomy and physiology, and Our degree provides entry-level training for clinical an introduction to healthcare science. You’ll work two audiologists. You’ll cover theoretical, practical and clinical days a week on placement from week eight onwards. aspects of audiology and related neurosensory topics and benefit from supervised clinical education and Year 2: Focus more on specific areas of audiology. You’ll practice during each of your three years. be on clinical placement two days a week. Placements are scheduled to take place during the academic year as far as possible to avoid additional expenses for you outside of term-time.
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Year 3: Study more specialist topics while continuing to SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Our Speech and Language Therapy graduates can also develop your overall understanding of the profession. register with the HCPC, and your course is accredited by You could also design a research project in an area you On successful completion of our Audiology degree, you the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists are interested in. Undertake a substantial block can register with professional bodies including the (RCSLT). Speech and language therapists in the UK are placement during semester two. Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) mainly employed by the NHS, although there are and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Most opportunities within charitable and private Speech and Language Therapy of our graduates from this course become clinical organisations. Many therapists work in educational Year 1: Study anatomy and physiology, audiology, audiologists or hearing aid audiologists in the NHS or settings; some set up in independent practice, or take phonetics, linguistics, professional and clinical studies, private sector; others have gone on to work for research posts. lifespan development and psychology. Observe manufacturers, or to further study. clinicians in a variety of taster placements.
Year 2: Undertake a four-week block placement in the north-west region. Study clinical linguistics, clinical phonetics, research methods, professional and clinical studies and aspects of developmental and acquired The National School of Healthcare Science speech, language and swallowing disorders. commended our Audiology degree in 2014 on areas Year 3: Undertake a six-week block placement. Apply more critical thinking to your studies, which include a including excellent student feedback, high-quality range of language and communication disorders. facilities in skills labs, and innovative work on patient Year 4: Focus on your particular areas of interest in our advanced study options. Work more independently to and public involvement. consolidate your clinical skills. Study a course unit designed to help support you for the transition into the workplace. Finish with an eight-week placement.
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Typical offer Italian and Linguistics BA 4yrs Italian and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RQ31 UCAS code RRH7 A-level AAB-BBB IB 34-31 Italian and Portuguese BA 4yrs Italian and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR35 UCAS code RRH4 Italian Studies BA 4yrs UCAS code R300 Italian and Russian BA 4yrs For more on IPML degrees see Joint Modern Languages UCAS code RR37 English Language and Italian BA 4yrs You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern UCAS code QR33 Italian and Spanish BA 4yrs Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Modern Languages UCAS code RR34 English Literature and a Modern Language (Italian) BA Find out more 4yrs Latin and Italian BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ33 UCAS code QR63 www.manchester.ac.uk/italian
European Studies and a Modern Language (Italian) BA Modern Language and Business and Management 4yrs (Italian) BA 4yrs Contact details UCAS code RR39 UCAS code NR13 e: [email protected] French and Italian BA 4yrs Integrated Professional Master in t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 UCAS code RR13 Languages degrees:
German and Italian BA 4yrs A-level AAA WHY MANCHESTER? UCAS code RR23 IB 37 (666 at higher level) • One of the UK’s top-rated departments History and Italian BA 4yrs French and Italian IPML 4/5/6yrs with student satisfaction 96% in Italian and UCAS code RV31 UCAS code RRC3 French (National Student Survey 2014)
History of Art and a Modern Language (Italian) BA 4yrs German and Italian IPML 4/5/6yrs • World-leading Italian special collections at UCAS code RV33 UCAS code RRF3 our John Rylands Library and Whitworth Art Gallery Italian and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs Italian and Chinese BA 4yrs • Largest selection of combined BA degrees UCAS code RT31 UCAS code TR13 with Italian Studies in the UK Italian and Japanese BA 4yrs Italian and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RT32 UCAS code RT3F
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Italian Studies at Manchester combines innovative WHAT YOU STUDY SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES teaching methods with expertise in history, literature, visual culture and linguistics, proudly continuing a We assume no prior knowledge of the language and are Employers actively recruit our graduates for their strong tradition of teaching that dates back to the 1880s. confident that our award-winning staff will sweep you up language and communication skills and intercultural in our bespoke beginner’s course. awareness, and for other in-demand skills – such as We benefit massively from the Victorian interest in self-motivation, leadership and adaptability – that you’ll Italian culture and history, which saw the new class of Post A-level (or equivalent) candidates have a separate acquire and hone throughout your study. We are northern merchants invest heavily in collecting Italian language course in Year 1, which builds competency in dedicated to developing your independence, books, prints, pictures and artefacts – many of which are reading, writing and oral skills. professionalism, intellectual curiosity, intercultural now housed in our University’s special collections, competence and overall employability. museum and art gallery. Your studies of Italian culture build in complexity and depth over your degree, starting with a core course unit A degree in modern languages and cultures opens the You’ll discover this cultural heritage in your classroom, as on post-war Italian society and politics. In Years 2 and 4 door to an exceptionally broad range of careers. Our we give you unique, direct experience of handling and our selection of optional units is directly informed by the graduates have gone on to work in areas as diverse as analysing these medieval manuscripts, Renaissance world-class research interests of our academic staff, and business, marketing, management consulting, prints and original fascist propaganda leaflets as part of covers the whole spectrum of Italian cultural production, journalism, publishing, politics, accounting and finance, your day-to-day learning. from medieval and Renaissance times, to the modern charitable organisations, translation, interpreting day; from women writers of the 14th century, to and education. Each year we accept around 50 students, of whom contemporary Italian crime fiction. two-thirds start Italian from scratch. All our language teaching is carried out by native speakers. If you are particularly interested in the history of the Italian language and its dialects, you could take our Linguistics pathway.
“Studying Italian at Manchester is the best decision I made and I’m really impressed by the staff, who are helpful and passionate about their teaching, inspiring me to learn more. I felt looked after from day one and the standard of Italian I have reached is far beyond my expectations.”
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Typical offer Russian and Japanese BA 4yrs Find out more UCAS code RT72 A-level ABB-BBB www.manchester.ac.uk/japanese IB 34 Spanish and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT42 www.manjasuta.co.uk
Japanese Studies BA 4yrs . . UCAS code T200 Integrated Professional Master in /japanesemanchester Languages degrees: Chinese and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code TT12 A-level AAA Contact details IB 37 (666 at higher level) English Language and Japanese BA 4yrs e: [email protected] UCAS code QT32 Chinese and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 UCAS code TT1F French and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT12 French and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RT1F WHY MANCHESTER? German and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT22 German and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs • England’s highest ranking course UCAS code RT2F outside of Oxford and Cambridge Italian and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT32 Italian and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs • A choice of 23 prestigious Japanese UCAS code RT3F Universities to study in on your year abroad Linguistics and Japanese BA 4yrs • Reach a high level of Japanese fluency: UCAS code QT12 Russian and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs final-year students read, discuss, present UCAS code RT7F and write essays in advanced Japanese Modern Language and Business and Management (Japanese) BA 4yrs Spanish and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code TN92 UCAS code RT4F
Portuguese and Japanese BA 4yrs For more on IPML degrees see Joint Modern Languages UCAS code TR25 You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Modern Languages
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Japan’s importance as a global economic and cultural Year 2: Undertake language work, intermediate readings SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES power has long been recognised. At Manchester, we and course units such as: Religion in Japan; Japanese enable you to understand contemporary Japan and its Society in Comparative Perspective; Developments in You’ll develop advanced Japanese language fluency, place in the world through its language, culture, society Japanese Cultural history; Girls, Culture and Society; intercultural understanding, and critical analysis and and history. Comedy in Japan. You may also take a free choice unit communication skills. outside Japanese. We offer language courses for different needs and Recent graduates now work in marketing, travel, tax levels, from beginner to intermediate and advanced, and Year 3: Study in Japan. See our students talking about advising, business information services, translation, a year spent at one of our many partner universities. their time abroad: www.manjasuta.co.uk/students/ education, engineering, management and more, as well year_abroad_testimonials as pursuing higher study in the UK and Japan. You’ll learn from some of the world’s leading scholars on engrossing aspects of Japanese history, culture Year 4: Study language at advanced level (aiming at and society, and have a chance to hear visiting lecturers Japanese Language Proficiency Test 1 level) developing from around the world at our seminar series. spoken and written fluency (with business and translation specialisms). Undertake a research Our enthusiastic and experienced language teaching dissertation (for Single Honours) on your chosen topic, team has produced the best selling and most widely and select from units such as: Religion and Media in used learner dictionary and grammar of Japanese Japan; Young Men, Animation and Social Discourse; (Oxford University Press). Bodies in Japanese History; History of Japanese Theatre. You may also take a free choice unit outside Japanese. WHAT YOU STUDY
Intensive work on Japanese language in all years, including teaching and assessment in Japanese during “My year abroad was a massive factor in me your final year. Supplement your language tuition with extensive opportunities to interact with native speakers getting the job that I have now, as a Japan among our international student population and from Japanese university exchange schemes. specialist designing tailor-made travel tours.”
Year 1: Undertake intensive language work (ten hours Katherine Welland, BA (Hons) Japanese Studies per week for beginners), an introduction to Japanese studies and overview course units which look at aspects of Japanese history, society, cinema and literature. You may also take a free choice unit outside Japanese (eg Korean, Chinese language, world cinema).
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Typical offer German and Japanese BA 4yrs Russian and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT22 UCAS code RT72 A-level AAB-BBB IB 35-31 German and Portuguese BA 4yrs Russian and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RR25 UCAS code RR57 Arabic and Modern European Languages BA 4yrs UCAS code RT81 German and Russian BA 4yrs Russian and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RR27 UCAS code RR74 Chinese and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code TT12 German and Spanish BA 4yrs Spanish and Chinese BA 4yrs UCAS code RR24 UCAS code RT41 French and Chinese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT11 Italian and Chinese BA 4yrs Spanish and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT31 UCAS code RT42 French and German BA 4yrs UCAS code RR12 Italian and Japanese BA 4yrs Spanish and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT32 UCAS code RRK5 French and Italian BA 4yrs UCAS code RR13 Italian and Portuguese BA 4yrs Integrated Professional Master in UCAS code RR35 Languages degrees: French and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT12 Italian and Russian BA 4yrs A-level AAA UCAS code RR37 IB 37 ( 666 at higher level) French and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RR15 Italian and Spanish BA 4yrs Chinese and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs French and Russian BA 4yrs UCAS code RR34 UCAS code TT1F UCAS code RR17 Portuguese and Chinese BA 4yrs French and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs French and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RT51 UCAS code TR11 UCAS code RR14 Portuguese and Japanese BA 4yrs French and German IPML 4/5/6yrs German and Chinese BA 4yrs UCAS code TR25 UCAS code RRC2 UCAS code RT21 Russian and Chinese BA 4yrs French and Italian IPML 4/5/6yrs German and Italian BA 4yrs UCAS code RT71 UCAS code RRC3 UCAS code RR23
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French and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs Russian and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RT1F UCAS code TR17 WHY MANCHESTER? French and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs Russian and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs • Modern language provision among the UCAS code RRC7 UCAS code RT7F largest and most diverse in the UK, with varied, flexible courses French and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs Russian and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RRC4 UCAS code RR47 • Oral classes with native speakers • Language study complemented by the German and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs Spanish and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code TR12 UCAS code TR14 study of linguistics, cultures, literature, or histories of countries where those German and Italian IPML 4/5/6yrs Spanish and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs languages are spoken UCAS code RRF3 UCAS code RT4F
German and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle Eastern WHAT YOU STUDY UCAS code RT2F Studies, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Modern Languages, Russian and East European Studies, Modern Languages BA German and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Duration: Four years UCAS code RRF7 Study two languages. You may study Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or German and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs Find out more Spanish at beginners' level, in combination with another UCAS code RRF4 post A-level language. Degrees are awarded as a single www.manchester.ac.uk/languages classification based on your marks in both languages. Italian and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code TR13 Year 1: Study each language area equally. Contact details Italian and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs Years 2 and 4: Choose to devote up to two-thirds of UCAS code RT3F e: [email protected] your available credits to either language area. t +44 (0)161 275 3211 Italian and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs Year 3: Study abroad. You’ll have considerable freedom UCAS code RRH7 to tailor this year: you may spend up to 32 weeks in one country, with eight weeks in a country where the other Italian and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs language is spoken; you may divide your time equally UCAS code RRH4 between countries where either language is spoken; or you may choose from a range of options in between.
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Some courses require additional work that contributes Year 3: Study both languages in Manchester, with the Six-year pathway to your degree classification. If you began a language option of taking a career management course. Spend As above* except you spend Years 3 and 5 abroad, with as a beginner in Year 1, you will spend at least 16 weeks the summer vacation abroad in a professional at least 16 weeks of each year spent in a professional in a country where that language is spoken in Year 3. environment for one or two languages. environment.
Integrated Professional Master in Languages (IPML) Year 4: Take master’s-level course units, including a *The structure of the five and six-year pathway differs Duration: Four, five or six years dissertation, research training, professional slightly from the four-year pathway due to the period of These challenging, enhanced-level undergraduate development and translation and interpreting. time abroad. All academic content remains unchanged. courses enable you to reach an outstanding level of expertise in any two of the following: Chinese, French, Five-year pathway German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. You As above* except you spend either Year 3 or Year 4 must have an A-level or equivalent in both languages. abroad, with at least 16 weeks in a professional You’ll receive a distinctive combination of academic and environment, plus an eight-week summer vacation professional training. period abroad in a professional environment.
Four-year pathway Year 1: Study both languages, with the option to take a third.
Year 2: Study both languages in Manchester in Semester 1, then study one language at a partner institution in Semester 2 (with the option of continuing a third “Studying two languages has given me the opportunity language). Spend the summer vacation abroad in a professional environment for your second language. to meet such a variety of different people. Being taught by native speakers has improved my ability and allowed me to not only become immersed in the languages, but also learn about two completely different cultures.”
Katherine Grantham, BA (Hons) German and Italian
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Typical offer Contact details Our School of Law has provided high quality legal education for over 140 years. We offer courses in criminology, law, A-level AAA-ABB e: [email protected] healthcare ethics, bioethics and medical law, making our IB 37 (666-655 at higher level) t: +44 (0)161 306 1271/275 5590 range of specialisms one of the broadest in the country. The expertise of our staff is sought after globally. Criminology BA 3 yrs UCAS code M901 WHY MANCHESTER? Many of our academics have strong research links with overseas organisations such as the United Nations, the Law LLB 3 yrs • Gain hands-on experience of law in World Trade Organisation and a number of legal authorities UCAS code M100 practice, working alongside professionals and international law schools. Our students come from at one of our Legal Advice Centres (the diverse backgrounds, both socially and internationally, and Law with Criminology LLB 3 yrs first to be included in a university setting) this makes for a very dynamic and intellectually stimulating UCAS code M1M9 environment. • Excellent graduate prospects in the legal Law with Politics BA 3 yrs profession and beyond, and into varied Criminology at Manchester enables you to understand why UCAS code M1L2 postgraduate study options crime has become a dominant social problem, and how crime and criminal behaviour are related to other social Law with Politics LLB 3 yrs • Build your own professional global network issues. You’ll learn how we can best research the challenges UCAS code LM21 via our extensive links with overseas that face the criminal justice system. organisations You might also be interested in Social Sciences • Study criminology with academics who are Find out more actively involved in advancing knowledge in this discipline www.law.manchester.ac.uk
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WHAT YOU STUDY Criminology Law with Criminology Year 1: Compulsory course units. Study sociological and Track 1 (default): You’ll complete all our foundational We expect you to spend around 40 hours per week psychological explanations of crime and criminal Law subjects and graduate with a Qualifying Law Degree studying, including between 10 and 12 hours per week in behaviour. Start to understand the criminal justice (QLD), receiving LLB Law with Criminology. lectures and seminars. Seminars are groups of 12 system and criminal law. Become familiar with the students and a member of staff, in which you will discuss evidentiary basis for theories of social behaviour. Track 2: You’ll choose not to complete all the and present aspects of a legal topic that you are learning. foundational Law subjects and give yourself more Year 2: Further extend your understanding of freedom to focus on criminology or law subjects of your Law criminological theory, and your knowledge of the range choice. You’ll receive BA Law with Criminology. Year 1: Four foundational course units, each taught of theories and techniques in use in contemporary criminal across two semesters – Contract Law, Criminal Law, justice systems. Become familiar with specific patterns of Year 1: Complete an intensive two-week course in Legal Public Law, and Property Law I – plus an intensive crime and criminality. Extend your understanding of Skills, plus course units in Foundations of Criminal two-week introduction to legal skills and systems. criminal justice by studying theoretical and operational Justice, Contract Law, Property Law I, Crime and Society, issues associated with the regulation of behaviour in and Research Methods. At the end of this year you can Year 2: Four foundational course units – Tort Law, democratic societies. Develop your understanding of choose to move from Track 1 to Track 2. We’ll advise you European Union Law, Property Law II and Jurisprudence quantitative and qualitative research methods. on your choice. – plus one optional course unit of your choice. Year 3: Develop your knowledge of current research Year 2: For Track 1 you take Criminal Law, Public Law, Year 3: Choose six optional course units from topics issues in selected areas of crime and criminal justice. Property II, Policing and the Police, and Understanding including: Legal History; Advocacy and the Law; Human Further your understanding and appreciation of the Punishment. For Track 2 you choose from a variety of Rights; Law, Gender and Sexuality. You could submit a inter-relationships between crime, law, criminal justice, law and criminology course units. dissertation in place of one of these subjects. and society. You could develop specialised knowledge in particular areas of criminology and/or law. Specialist Year 3: For Track 1 you study Torts Law and EU Law, plus options include comparative analysis of crime and one optional course unit in law and two optional course criminal justice, crime prevention, terrorism, management units in criminology. For Track 2 you choose from a of offenders, organised crime, and drugs misuse. variety of law and criminology course units. You may also elect to complete a dissertation.
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Law with Politics SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Track 1 (default): Complete all the foundational law subjects and graduate with a Qualifying Law Degree If you want to practise as a solicitor or barrister in (QLD), receiving LLB Law with Politics. England and Wales, our LLB degrees enable you to study the foundational subjects required to qualify for Track 2: Choose not to complete all the foundational law exemptions at the next stage in your training. You will still subjects (for QLD purposes), and give yourself more need to embark on further vocational training, including freedom to focus on politics or law course units of your the Legal Practice Course and a training contract to choice. You’ll receive BA Law with Politics. become a solicitor, or the Bar Professional Training Course and a pupillage to become a barrister. Year 1: Study an intensive two-week course in Legal Skills, plus course units in Contract Law, Property Law I, If you’re interested in criminology and criminal justice- International Politics, and Political Theory. Choose one related professions, you can take our extensive further Politics optional course unit. At the end of this Criminology Careers programme. This includes year you can choose to move from Track 1 to Track 2. Criminology Question Time, which gives you the chance We’ll advise you on your choice. to learn from and network with panellists from the police, probation, intelligence analysing and the third sector. Year 2: For Track 1 you can select from various law and politics course units. For Track 2 you take Criminal Law, Public Law, and Property II, plus one optional course unit in law and one optional course unit in politics. “The School of Law has provided me with the Year 3: For Track 1 you can select from a choice of law and politics course units. For Track 2 you’ll take Torts Law building blocks to succeed in any area that I put my and EU Law, plus one optional course unit in law and two optional course units in politics. mind to. It wasn’t merely a course, but a chance to change my life in a positive and rewarding way.”
Mike Kniec, Law LLB
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Typical offer Biology with Science and Society BSc 3yrs Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology BSc 3yrs UCAS code C1V3 UCAS code BC18 A-level AAA-ABB IB 37-33 Biology with Science and Society with Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc 4yrs Industrial/Professional Experience BSc 4yrs Anatomical Sciences BSc 3yrs UCAS code C1L3 UCAS code BCC8 UCAS code B110 Biomedical Sciences BSc 3yrs Developmental Biology BSc 3yrs Anatomical Sciences with a Modern Language BSc UCAS code B940 UCAS code C141 4yrs UCAS code B114 Biomedical Sciences with a Modern Language BSc Developmental Biology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs 4yrs Anatomical Sciences with Industrial/Professional UCAS code B9R9 UCAS code C1R9 Experience BSc 4yrs Developmental Biology with Industrial/Professional UCAS code B111 Biomedical Sciences with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc 4yrs Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code C143 Biochemistry BSc 3yrs UCAS code B941 UCAS code C700 Genetics BSc 3yrs Biotechnology BSc 3yrs UCAS code C400 Biochemistry with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs UCAS code C560 UCAS code C705 Genetics with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Biotechnology with Industrial/Professional UCAS code C402 Biochemistry with Industrial/Professional Experience Experience BSc 4yrs BSc 4yrs UCAS code C561 Genetics with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc UCAS code C701 4yrs Cell Biology BSc 3yrs UCAS code C401 Biology BSc 3yrs UCAS code C130 UCAS code C100 Life Sciences BSc 3yrs Cell Biology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs UCAS code C102 Biology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs UCAS code C132 UCAS code C106 Life Sciences with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Cell Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience UCAS code C103 Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc BSc 4yrs 4yrs UCAS code C131 Life Sciences with Industrial/Professional Experience UCAS code C101 BSc 4yrs UCAS code C105
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Medical Biochemistry BSc 3yrs Neuroscience MNeuroSci 4yrs Plant Science with Industrial/Professional Experience UCAS code C724 UCAS code B141 BSc 4yrs UCAS code C202 Medical Biochemistry with Industrial/Professional Pharmacology BSc 3yrs Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code B210 Zoology BSc 3yrs UCAS code C741 UCAS code C300 Pharmacology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Microbiology BSc 3yrs UCAS code B212 Zoology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs UCAS code C500 UCAS code C303 Pharmacology with Industrial/Professional Microbiology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Experience BSc 4yrs Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience BSc UCAS code C502 UCAS code B211 4yrs UCAS code C301 Microbiology with Industrial/Professional Experience Pharmacology and Physiology BSc 3yrs BSc 4yrs UCAS code BB12 UCAS code C501 Pharmacology and Physiology with Find out more Molecular Biology BSc 3yrs Industrial/Professional Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code C720 UCAS code BBC2 www.manchester.ac.uk/ls
Molecular Biology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Physiology BSc 3yrs @LSnewsfeed . . UCAS code C722 UCAS code B120 /LifeSciencesManchester Molecular Biology with Industrial/Professional Physiology with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Experience BSc 4yrs UCAS code B122 /uom_fls_admissions UCAS code C702 Physiology with Industrial/Professional Experience /user/manclifesciences Neuroscience BSc 3yrs BSc 4yrs UCAS code B140 UCAS code B121 Contact details Neuroscience with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs Plant Science BSc 3yrs UCAS code B144 UCAS code C200 e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 5032 Neuroscience with Industrial/Professional Experience Plant Science with a Modern Language BSc 4yrs BSc 4yrs UCAS code C201 UCAS code B143
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You will be learning from world-leading experts at the • Genetics – study how the genetic characteristics of WHY MANCHESTER? cutting edge of science in this fascinating subject – and an individual or population vary and are passed on to that you will find an area of research that inspires you. the next generation. • Consistently high student satisfaction • Medical Biochemistry – explore the biochemistry of rate: currently 92% (National Student We offer the widest range of life sciences courses in any normal and diseased cells and tissues in humans and UK university. You can choose a broad course, such as Survey 2014) other mammals. Life Sciences, Biology, or Biomedical Sciences, to avoid • Excellent facilities, including recent £3m specialisation, or study in-depth in an area that interests • Microbiology – study the biology of bacteria, viruses, refurbishment of our anatomy teaching you. You can even swap between most of our courses protozoa and fungi, with a focus on those that cause facilities after your first year. disease in humans.
• Field courses in Europe, Central America • Anatomical Sciences – study the structure and form • Molecular Biology – discover the structure and and South America. of humans and other animals from the whole body to function of molecules like DNA, RNA and protein, and the sub-cellular level. the processes that use them to make a cell function. • Biochemistry – explore the chemistry of life. • Neuroscience – discover how the brain works to generate behaviour, perception, movement, thought, Life sciences – the study of living organisms – is an • Biology with Science and Society – consider the and memory. exciting, fast-moving area, so it is important that you social, ethical and political dimension of life sciences. undertake your first degree in a research-led university. • Pharmacology – learn how drugs act on living • Biotechnology – learn about the use of biological systems, how they are metabolised, and how they Our courses offer you: a wide range of research organisms, processes or systems to perform specific exert toxic effects. opportunities; more than 200 research labs providing industrial processes. • Physiology – explore how tissues and organs function final-year projects; more than 300 partner institutions • Cell Biology – consider how cells function, both in humans and other mammals. offering industrial and professional experience individually and together, within organisms, and how placements; and many high profile researchers, including they go wrong in disease. • Plant Science – discover how plants contribute to Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell – one of the UK's global ecosystems, and how they can be used and leading neuroscientists and President and Vice- • Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology – combine modified to provide food, vaccines and raw materials Chancellor of our University. studies of major topics in experimental psychology for industry. and neuroscience in this Joint Honours degree. • Zoology – study the behaviour, structure, and • Developmental Biology – discover how all the evolution of animals from sponges and insects to different cells and tissues of an organism are made. mammals.
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WHAT YOU STUDY Prepare for independent research, usually through Carry out an independent research project – a major laboratory-based skills training, but potentially through element of your final year – which could be lab-based or Year 1: Discover the life sciences. Cover key topics in other options, including field courses in Central America. in a number of other formats, eg planning a new your lectures, including pharmacology, biochemistry and Undertake a dissertation, which may be supervised by a bioscience enterprise, or producing a video to genetics, which will form the foundations for your member of our research staff, gaining first-hand communicate an aspect of science. This is your studies. Most course units include eLearning to enhance knowledge of current research. A few examples of opportunity to undertake a research project in an area of and support your lecture-based units. Develop current research are: regulation of appetite and body your interest, while potentially contributing to cutting- laboratory and analytical skills in practical units and, weight, melanoma tumour biology, wound healing and edge scientific research. potentially, on field courses in South Africa, the UK or tissue regeneration, and investigation of the genes that elsewhere in Europe. cause specific types of heart disease.
Year 2: Start to specialise in your chosen discipline. The Year 3: Final-year topics reflect the current hot topics in choice and variety of topics will vary widely depending on life sciences and the research interests of staff. These your course. A taster of topics available includes: how we lectures are constantly being adapted and updated. co-ordinate movement; the impact of drugs on the Current topics include: how stem cells develop into brain; the maintenance and regulation of the genome; specialist cells; the role of neurotransmitter systems in how cells move and interact with each other; how a fully the generation and therapy of neuropathological developed adult animal or plant is formed from the disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's single cell produced at fertilisation; the role of plant disease; the molecular biology of cancer; and the control science in solving global issues such as food security in a of cell adhesion in normal tissues and disease. changing climate; the function of the immune system; and the adaption of organ function in animals in very different environments.
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SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Some Manchester graduates now have specialist technical lab-based roles, such as microbiologist, Our strong emphasis on developing laboratory skills and forensic scientist and quality assurance officer for the opportunity to undertake a project in our research organisations including The Food Standards Agency, could allow you to move into a role in scientific research The Health Protection Agency and South West Water. and development, or a specialist clinical or technical role. Science roles outside the laboratory attained by our Training in field skills, such as identification and survey graduates are found in science communication, science techniques, could also prepare you for roles in field media and conservation, such as medical writers, science or conservation. science editors and conservation officers for organisations including the BBC, Nature and Lancashire Transferable skills such as teamwork, leadership, Wildlife Trust. problem solving and innovation are embedded in our curriculum, and will prepare you for varying careers across a range of sectors.
Some of our recent graduates undertook further postgraduate study and now work in scientific research roles, such as scientific officers and post-doctoral scientists with organisations including Cancer Research UK, GSK, Unilever, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in the USA. Others now have clinical and “Zoology offers fantastic field opportunities; administrative roles in the NHS, such as clinical scientist, cardiac physiologist, and clinical trials administrator. I was privileged to carry out my own research project in the jungle in Costa Rica last summer. Everyone is so friendly and willing to help, which makes studying at Manchester an absolute pleasure.”
Emily Robinson, BSc (Hons) Zoology
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Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? We accept students from a range of educational Biology: Approximately half the core content. Lectures backgrounds, and consider each application individually. • Complete and thorough preparation cover a wide range of areas, including cell biology, If you have taken sciences at A-level but do not achieve for degree study in the life sciences biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, microbes and ABB or above, you will only be accepted onto the disease, ecology and physiology. Regular laboratory work foundation year if there is evidence that you have • Opportunity for students from a range reinforces the subject material and helps you to develop underperformed due to circumstances beyond your of educational backgrounds to study practical skills. control. science at a world class university Chemistry: More than one-third of the core course Life Sciences with a Foundation Year 4/5yrs consists of chemistry, a sound grasp of which is essential UCAS code C900 If you want to enter one of our life sciences degree for biological scientists. You’ll study atomic structure, courses, but do not have the appropriate entry bonding, rates of reaction, inorganic and physical You might also be interested in Life Sciences qualifications – eg if you have studied arts, languages, or chemistry, organic and medicinal chemistry. social sciences at A-level – this course is for you. Mathematics: You’ll learn to manipulate and analyse Find out more You’ll gain the necessary academic background in experimental data accurately and to use statistical and biology, chemistry and mathematics to prepare you for mathematical techniques in a biological context. www.manchester.ac.uk/ls degree-level study in the life sciences. Successful completion of the foundation year allows you direct You’ll gain study skills and help with the core content via @LSNewsfeed entry onto any of our three or four-year courses. weekly tutorials.
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Typical offer Linguistics and Screen Studies BA 3yrs English Language and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code QW16 UCAS code RQ53 A-level AAB-BBB IB 35-32 Linguistics and Social Anthropology BA 3yrs English Language and Russian BA 4yrs UCAS code QL16 UCAS code QR37 Linguistics degrees Linguistics and Sociology BA 3yrs English Language and Screen Studies BA 3yrs Linguistics BA 3yrs UCAS code QL13 UCAS code QW36 UCAS code Q100 Linguistics and Spanish BA 4yrs English Language and Spanish BA 4yrs Chinese and Linguistics BA 4yrs UCAS code QR14 UCAS code QR34 UCAS code TQ11 English Language degrees You might also be interested in Arabic and Middle English Literature and Linguistics BA 3yrs Eastern Studies, Classics and Ancient Histrory, English UCAS code QQ13 English Language BA 3yrs Language for Education, Joint Modern Languages, UCAS code Q1Q3 Modern Languages French and Linguistics BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ11 English Language and Arabic BA 4yrs UCAS code QT34 Find out more German and Linguistics BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ21 English Language and Chinese BA 4yrs www.manchester.ac.uk/languagesandlinguistics UCAS code QT31 Italian and Linguistics BA 4yrs @UoMLEL UCAS code RQ31 English Language and French BA 4yrs UCAS code QR31 Linguistics and Arabic BA 4yrs Contact details UCAS code QT33 English Language and German BA 4yrs UCAS code QR32 e: [email protected] Linguistics and Japanese BA 4yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 UCAS code QT12 English Language and Italian BA 4yrs UCAS code QR33 Linguistics and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code QR15 English Language and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code QT32 Linguistics and Russian BA 4yrs UCAS code QR17
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WHAT YOU STUDY SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHY MANCHESTER? You’ll focus on the sentence structure, meaning, sound You’ll develop transferable skills in data collection, • Excellent resources, including a phonetics systems, social patterns of use, and the acquisition of analysis, writing, critical thinking and communication. laboratory with computing facilities for language. Course units in linguistics approach these Our students go on to a diverse range of careers, speech analysis issues from a broad perspective, aiming to understand including teaching, journalism, academia, fashion and IT. the structure of human language. Course units in English • Broader coverage in all subfields of language focus on such issues as they relate specifically linguistics and English language than to English. other comparable departments in Britain Years 1 and 2: Focus, hone and build on the basic skills • Research-led degrees taught by lecturers required in order to understand and describe the main with distinguished records of research that components of language: sounds, grammar, semantics. informs course content Attend lectures on basic study and research skills.
Year 3: Choose course units relating to areas of interest Our degree courses are concerned with languages, you have developed. You may also choose a whether English or other, and how they work. They dissertation. address questions like: how do the rich and varied forms that language adopts reflect the enormous variety of uses to which it is put? How does a young child first learn to use language? How does a language such as English Much of your course involves learning through change over time? How do languages resemble one another, and how do they differ, and why? How are research, some of which feeds into large-scale languages, English in particular, used differently by different social and geographical groups? What projects, such as Multilingual Manchester and conditions these differences? UK Dialects.
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Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? A-level ABB-BBB You’ll cover management, marketing, law, finance, IB 34-31 • Combination of academic study and historical and contemporary aspects of leisure, and practical experience research methods. As the course progresses, you may Management and Leisure BA 3yrs take additional specialist options from within the course UCAS code N870 • Chance to specialise in a subject and from our wider Faculty of Humanities. You can also area of your choice for independent specialise through your choice of research project. You might also be interested in Business and Management, research work Geography You’ll also gain first-hand experience of industry by participating in Applied Study Periods (ASPs) in every Find out more The leisure industry is one of the fastest growing and academic year with a host employer. You’ll build industry most dynamic sectors of the global economy. Our contacts and gain vital employability skills. www.manchester.ac.uk/education Management and Leisure degree covers the history and development of the sector and the social, legal, Year 1: Discover the leisure sector, drawing upon the economics, managerial, financial and psychological core disciplines that underpin management in this area – Contact details factors that influence the management of sport, events sociology, psychology, research methods, economics, and tourism, focusing on management tactics and skills. and the history of leisure. Start to tailor your degree e: [email protected] through options in sport, events and tourism. Undertake t: +44 (0)161 275 0969 a residential field trip to North Wales, learning about management issues in the rural leisure economy.
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Year 2: Study financial management, human resource SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES management, research methods, marketing and law. Take a core career management unit focusing on the A broad range of career opportunities awaits you within development of your employability. Optional subjects the leisure sector with a degree from Manchester, include international leisure, the football business and including the arts, sport, travel and tourism, and sport management, and events management. events management.
Year 3: Continue with management, research and marketing, and undertake more detailed study in specialised subjects of your choice – eg running your own business, tourism, events management, and sport management. An extended ASP, associated research project and the presentation of a placement report complete your final-year work. “The course is unique, offering students the opportunity to learn about the key management disciplines, before tailoring the degree to their specific interest, such as sport management, event management, or tourism. I believe the course will give me the confidence, knowledge and experience to compete in a highly competitive job market.”
Emma Godfrey, BA (Hons) Management and Leisure
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Typical offer Find out more WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAA-AAB www.manchester.ac.uk/materials IB 37-35 • Europe’s largest and most diverse @UoMMaterials university activity devoted to materials Materials Science and Engineering BSc 3yrs UCAS code J500 • Opportunities for you to meet potential Contact details future employers while you are studying Materials Science and Engineering MEng 4yrs • All MEng courses are accredited by the UCAS code J501 e: [email protected] Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining t: +44 (0)161 306 4360 3 Materials Science and Engineering with Biomaterials (IOM ), leading to Chartered Engineer MEng 4yrs (CEng) status UCAS code F201
Materials Science and Engineering with Corrosion Materials science and engineering combines an MEng 4yrs understanding of the fundamental behaviour of UCAS code F203 materials from jet engines to nano-robots, from artificial tendons to bullet-proof vests, and from the materials of Materials Science and Engineering with Metallurgy today to those for future applications, such as graphene. MEng 4yrs UCAS code F200 It is a practical subject at the heart of all major industrial sectors, which combines theory with practical Materials Science and Engineering with Polymers application to meet engineering challenges. MEng 4yrs UCAS code F204
Materials Science and Engineering with Textile Technology MEng 4yrs UCAS code F205
You might also be interested in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Petroleum Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Textiles, Engineering and Science with an Integrated Foundation Year
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Our courses give you maximum flexibility to follow your As well as an in-depth knowledge and understanding of own interests as they develop during your time with us. materials science, you’ll develop many skills that are With five specialist four-year courses, plus the option to easily transferrable and highly desirable by employers, create your own pathway through choices in Years 3 and including complex problem solving, data processing and 4, you are in control of what you study. analysis, communication and team working.
All MEng courses give you the option of undertaking a Potential careers include consultancy, research and six-month industrial placement in the UK or overseas, development, management positions, teaching and supported by training in business and management skills. technical roles within both large multinationals and smaller businesses. All our courses first develop a strong foundation of theoretical and practical skills. The first two years are Companies that our recent graduates have gone on to common to all courses and build on your fundamental work for include Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Jaguar, 3M, Alcoa understanding of science and engineering application and Corus. Other graduates choose to apply their of all types of materials through taught units that technical and analytical skills in fields such as patent law include Principles of Functional Materials, Mechanics and accountancy. and Micromechanics, and Characterisation and Materials Physics. Our degrees also provide an ideal springboard for higher level study (eg towards a PhD), and approximately one- After Year 2, you can increasingly specialise, following third of our graduates follow this route. your own interests in biomaterials, polymers, metallurgy, corrosion, or textile technology.
Our School has an international reputation as one of the academic leaders in materials teaching and research.
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Typical offer Mathematics with Finance BSc 3yrs UCAS code G1N3 WHY MANCHESTER? A-level A*A*A – AAA IB 37 Mathematics with Financial Mathematics BSc 3yrs • New £70m building, purpose-built for UCAS code G1NH mathematics, with PC clusters, study Mathematics BSc 3yrs areas, cafe, meeting rooms and UCAS code G100 Mathematics with Financial Mathematics MMath 4yrs communal areas UCAS code G1N Mathematics MMath 4yrs • Excellent links with employers, including UCAS code G104 You might also be interested in Accounting and Finance, an annual maths-specific careers fair and Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Physics and an interviewer programme in which Actuarial Science and Mathematics BSc 3yrs Astronomy, Engineering and Science with an Intergrated employers help you prepare UCAS code NG31 Foundation Year • One of the largest mathematics Mathematics and Philosophy BSc 3yrs departments in the country, allowing you UCAS code GV15 Find out more to explore a huge range of different areas across the discipline Mathematics and Physics BSc 3yrs www.manchester.ac.uk/maths UCAS code FG31 @ManUniMaths
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Mathematics with Business and Management BSc 3yrs UCAS code G1N2
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Single Honours You’ll develop transferable skills in problem solving, Year 1: Study a wide range of topics, including pure organisation, logical thinking, attention to detail and maths, applied maths, statistics and probability. Learn analysis and interpretation of data. how to use maths software such as MATLAB. Job roles achieved by our recent graduates include Year 2: Half of your course units are choices, so you can accountants, actuaries, engineers, software developers start to specialise in some of the areas listed above, or and meteorologists. perhaps in financial maths or logic.
Year 3: All course units are options, and cover a wide variety of topics, so you can specialise further if you wish.
Joint Honours “Maths and…” courses are 50% maths; “Maths with…” “There's a great sense of community within the courses are two-thirds maths. department and the Alan Turing building is definitely Year 1: Study a similar core of pure and applied maths, statistics and probability. one of the best buildings on campus, with access to Further years: Enjoy some flexibility to specialise with brilliant facilities.” optional course units. Deborah Lowi, BSc (Hons) Mathematics
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Typical offer Mechanical engineering is a highly challenging topic to WHY MANCHESTER? study that stretches students of the highest intellect. A A-level AAA-AAB professional mechanical engineer needs a sound IB 37-35 • Manchester was the first English understanding of the engineering science, strong university to offer an engineering degree analytical skills, practical judgement, creativity and the Mechanical Engineering BEng 3yrs ability to work with and manage people. UCAS code H300 • Extensive engineering industry links, enhancing both undergraduate teaching You will have access to excellent resources for Mechanical Engineering MEng 4yrs and ground-breaking research information, computation and experimentation – UCAS code H303 essential for degree success.
Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience WHAT YOU STUDY MEng 5yrs UCAS code H301 Mechanical engineering is a broad discipline that has a Our degrees produce graduates that are highly valued strong impact on our everyday life. Automobiles, jet by employers. Courses are delivered in a variety of Mechanical Engineering with Management BEng 4 yrs engines, trains, ships, power stations, water-supply teaching styles that reflect both the diversity of topics UCAS code H3N1 pumps, air-conditioning equipment, home appliances, covered in modern mechanical engineering and the Mechanical Engineering with Management MEng 4 yrs life-saving medical equipment and implants, and range of skills and expertise that you must develop as UCAS code H3ND machines of all conceivable shapes, sizes and complexity a professional engineer. are all created by mechanical engineers. You might also be interested in Computer Science, As well as our main mechanical engineering degree Civil Engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Mechatronic The economic impact of this discipline is enormous and courses, we offer you courses in mechanical engineering Engineering, Mathematics, Physcs and Astronomy, there is no major economy that does not have a combined with management, and mechanical Engineering and Science with an Integrated Foundation Year dynamic and vibrant mechanical engineering industry. engineering with a year’s industrial experience. There is commonality across these courses, especially in Years 1 Find out more and 2, so you can transfer between courses.
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SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES As a graduate of the ‘Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience’ or ‘Mechanical Engineering with You will develop transferable skills such as simulation, Management’ courses, you will emerge with not only problem-solving, design, management and modelling, solid engineering training, but also a useful insight into enabling you to adapt to new challenges and offer a the commercial world, which equips you for a diverse broad insight into engineering solutions once you range of careers, including general management and graduate. sales, as well as jobs in more technical fields.
Professional mechanical engineers can work in a whole range of industries: aerospace, automobile, building services, construction, electronics, manufacturing and the process industries. The demand for mechanical engineers is high and relatively stable, because it is less affected by recession in any single industry. Mechanical engineers also find employment opportunities in other branches of engineering, where their key skills can play All our Mechanical Engineering Honours degrees are important roles. accredited by the relevant professional institutions. This means your degree will be recognised as providing the educational base of Chartered Engineering (MEng) or Incorporated Engineer (BEng).
155 MEDICINE
Typical offer Our flexible course allows you to create a bespoke education WHY MANCHESTER? suited to your specific interests. A European Studies option Due to the detailed nature of entry requirements for allows those with relevant, pre-existing language ability to medicine courses, we are unable to include a typical offer • Clinical experience from Year 1 in NHS develop competency in medical terminology and gain in the prospectus. For complete and up-to-date hospitals and GP surgeries exposure to other European healthcare systems. information on our entry requirements, you will need to visit our website. • First medical school in Europe to provide clinically based students with iPads as a WHAT YOU STUDY If you are uncertain about the acceptability of your learning aid Our course integrates science and clinical learning to status or qualifications, please contact us. We offer a • Whole body cadavers and virtual dissection enable you to apply scientific knowledge and concepts personal service to all our applicants. used in anatomy to your clinical practice. Medicine MBChB 5yrs Years 1 and 2: Study the foundations of the biological, social, UCAS code A106 behavioural and clinical sciences underpinning medicine. Within a few weeks of starting, you will meet patients in the Medicine (including Foundation Year) MBChB 6yrs Manchester Medical School produces highly competent community and in teaching hospitals. UCAS code A104 junior doctors, scholars and scientists. We are the largest medical school in the UK.
Find out more We use a wide variety of teaching and learning methods, but the key Manchester approach is the study of clinical www.manchester.ac.uk/mms cases in small groups to emphasise enquiry, discussion and self-education; all essential skills for doctors. This is @MMS_UoM supported by lectures, practical classes (including anatomy . . dissection) and significant clinical experience. Your medical /manchestermedicalschool education will be patient-orientated and clinically grounded.
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Years 3 and 4: Acquire clinical competence via ongoing SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES clinical science learning in hospitals and community placements. You’ll have a base hospital where you will Our graduates meet the core requirements for junior spend a greater proportion of your time, with time at doctors. Successful completion entitles you to apply for other hospitals and clinical placements according to provisional registration with the General Medical Council areas of specialty and expertise. and apply for Foundation Year 1 posts.
Year 5: Undertake clinical placements that enable you to Most UK medicine graduates go on to work as hospital apply the skills, knowledge and attitudes you have learnt to doctors, or in primary care for the NHS. Up to 50% of all date. Prepare to become a foundation doctor and take on UK medicine graduates become GPs, providing supervised responsibility for patient care. You could also healthcare for local communities. However, a broad undertake an overseas elective placement. spectrum of careers is open to you across medical, surgical and other specialties.
“Manchester Medical School’s MBChB programme is excellent, innovative, well-run by a highly-committed programme team, and appreciated by its students.”
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157 MIDWIFERY
Typical offer We have an excellent reputation for providing midwifery WHY MANCHESTER? education at Manchester. Our cutting-edge curriculum, AAA-ABB integrating theory and practice, has been highly IB 34 • UK’s largest concentration of research- commended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (the active staff in this field professional regulator for UK midwives) and other Midwifery BMidwif 3yrs external reviewers, for its innovative design and women- UCAS code B720 • Teaching by leading midwifery academics centred approach. with national and international reputation in education, innovation and midwifery You’ll enjoy excellent student support and develop high Find out more and women’s health research standards of clinical competence along with effective leadership skills. www.manchester.ac.uk/nursing/ • Employability enhanced with incorporation undergraduate/bmid of theory component of Examination of At Manchester we are fully committed to working in the Newborn Qualification partnership with women and with local maternity services, proactively addressing the needs of local Contact details communities in developing the future maternity workforce. We appreciate diversity and the principles of e: [email protected] equity, foster multidisciplinary working in health service t: +44 (0)161 306 7602 delivery, and work to keep birth ‘normal’.
One of our midwifery students was awarded “Midwife Student of the Year” at the 2014 Student Nursing Times Awards.
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WHAT YOU STUDY Year 2: Focus on providing midwifery care for women SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES with more complex needs, including safe management Year 1: Develop basic clinical skills, enhance your of medications. Work with other students on a In addition to midwifery competencies, you will learn academic skills, learn about bio-sciences in relation to leadership unit. Complete our case-holding unit, about public health, research and leadership. As well as childbearing and grow to understand women’s needs providing continuity of care for a small number of gaining an academic qualification, successful students during pregnancy and birth, before focusing on providing women through childbearing. become eligible for registration with the Nursing and care following birth and supporting successful breast Midwifery Council as a midwife, allowing you to practise feeding. Examine some social factors contributing to Year 3: Develop your confidence and competence ready in a wide range of settings across the UK. health inequalities amongst childbearing women, and for employment. Enhance your skills for managing develop your understanding on how evidence is used to midwifery emergencies, develop strategies to tackle Job opportunities include working as a clinical midwife determine best practice via a research unit, developing common health issues and tackle contemporary in hospital or community settings, specialist midwife, skills to use such evidence for yourself. midwifery challenges. Complete a dissertation. research midwife, midwifery manager, health services manager and various other public health roles, as well Placements start from week eight and continue as moving into education. throughout your degree.
In the National Student Survey, our students consistently indicate very high scores (90-100%) for overall satisfaction. Internal evaluations indicate that they particularly value our linking of theory to practice, our excellent support and the sense that they feel well prepared for employment.
159 MODERN LANGUAGES
Typical offer At Manchester we offer Single and Joint Honours Year 3 is spent living overseas, immersing yourself in the degrees, an Integrated Professional Master in Languages language and culture of your choice. A-level AAB-BBB (IPML) – a prestigious undergraduate master’s – and IB 37-32 various combined language courses with partners across SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES the University. All courses involve a compulsory period of You might also be interested in Joint Modern Languages studying and/or working abroad in Year 3, in a country Language graduates are extremely successful in the where the language you study is widely spoken. job market; employers value high-level language skills, Find out more even where jobs do not directly require foreign Our Library, Learning Commons and University Language languages. Your linguistic expertise and the diverse skills www.manchester.ac.uk/languages Centre all have superb resources and self-study facilities, you acquire during your studies will open up many career while our award-winning teachers and highly rated academic paths with an international dimension in areas such as research staff attract generous government funding. business, industry and finance. Our alumni have pursued Contact details careers in these and other areas such as journalism, We enjoy close links with branches of the Alliance broadcasting, IT, marketing, law, project management, e: [email protected] Française and Instituto Cervantes, both based in energy and publishing. t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 Manchester city centre, and we are an official Prüfungszentrum for Goethe-Institut examinations in You may also opt for further study for a professional or German language. Our University Language Centre can vocational qualification (eg PGCE), or for a higher degree WHY MANCHESTER? also help put you in touch with native speakers, for (eg MA, PhD). regular conversation practice. • Modern language provision among the “I love languages, [but] I’m broadest and most diverse in the UK, with WHAT YOU STUDY varied, flexible courses You can study Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, also interested in history, • Training in the contemporary spoken and Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish to degree culture and literature. written language, as well as exposure to level over four years. Diverse activities include work in regional dialects, conducted largely by speaking, listening, reading and writing (including My degree gives me the native speakers translation work). You’ll also acquire essential skills in IT, analysis, communication, team working and opportunity to continue • Close links with organisations promoting time management. French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese learning these subjects in and Japanese languages and cultures You’ll start with introductory units covering linguistic subjects. As you progress, you can choose from many relation to the languages specialised subjects relating to these languages and the countries where they are spoken, such as linguistics, I study.” cultural studies, film and media studies, history, politics, religion, literature and translation. Katherine Moore, BA (Hons) French and Spanish 160 M MUSIC
Typical offer We also offer a prestigious joint course combining the WHY MANCHESTER? study of our MusB (Hons) and the graduate diploma A-level AAA-AAB (A in Music) RNCM (PgDip). You’ll study with us and at the Royal IB: 37-35 (6 or 7 in three higher level subjects, including • Ranked the best place in the UK to College of Music in Years 1 to 3, and spend Year 4 solely Music) study music (Sunday Times University at RNCM. Most performance or composition tuition is Guide 2014) provided by RNCM. You also need ABRSM (or equivalent) Grade 8, preferably at Distinction, on Instrument/Voice. • Consistently high student satisfaction Finally, our BA in Music and Drama offers you scholarly rating: currently 93% (National Student and practical education through history, theory and Music MusB 3yrs Survey 2014) practical performance – ideal if you’re interested in UCAS code W302 pursuing performance in both areas, or if you have • Superb facilities and spaces, including our academic interests in the study of music and screen Music MusB and PgDip RNCM 4yrs John Thaw studio theatre and Cosmo (eg film music), opera or music theatre. All teaching (Joint course with RNCM) Rodewald Concert Hall takes place within the Martin Harris Centre for Music (Applications via www.cukas.ac.uk CUKAS code 399F and Drama. by 1 October)
Music and Drama BA 3yrs Our highly regarded MusB course offers you the best of WHAT YOU STUDY UCAS code WW34 both worlds: the highest standards in performance and composition combined with teaching by lecturers who Music You might also be interested in Drama rank among the finest minds in their fields worldwide. Year 1: Study core areas of musical training: performance, composition, music theory, aural skills, Find out more Our instrumental and vocal tutors are drawn from a UK musicology and ethnomusicology. Lecture, seminars, city that is home to more professional music-making instrumental lessons and private study are supported by www.manchester.ac.uk/music than any apart from London, including three professional a weekly small-group tutorial where you get regular orchestras – the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic and feedback on your progress. You can also take up to @UoMMusic Manchester Camerata – as well as internationally 20 credits from course units across our Faculty of recognised institutions such as the BBC, Bridgewater Humanities, or our Manchester Leadership Programme. Contact details Hall, Opera North and RNCM. Lectures, seminars, instrumental lessons and private study are supported by a weekly small-group tutorial, e: [email protected] where you get regular feedback on your progress. t: +44 (0)161 275 4987
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Years 2 and 3: Choose freely from a huge range of SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Our recent graduates have become: Assistant courses from game-audio design to medieval notation, Conductor with the Hallé Orchestra, Digital Content from world music to Wagnerian opera, and from A Music (or Music and Drama) degree from Manchester Producer at the BBC, Learning Manager at the instrumental composition to conducting. You’ll probably provides excellent training for a host of careers, both Lowry Theatre. choose more varied topics in Year 2, then specialise in within and outside of music. It doesn’t limit you – Year 3, when you’ll choose at least one option from the employers will recognise that you are dedicated, Others chose to join the NHS Graduate Management dissertation, portfolio of compositions, or recital. creative, versatile, an excellent team player, highly Scheme, become actors and become accountants with organised, can work independently and have exceptional companies such as PwC. You’ll be assessed in a variety of ways, including via powers of concentration. recital, composition portfolio, coursework essays and Our alumni include well-known musicians and actors, as written exams. well as the VoiceLab Manager at the Southbank Centre and Artistic Director at Tandem Theatre, Vice-President Music and Drama A&R at EMI Classics, Participation and Learning Manager Year 1: Study theatre, music and film through history, at the Lowry Theatre, and Assistant Producer of theory and practical performance. Take 20 compulsory EastEnders at the BBC. credits in Music, 40 in Drama and 20 in interdisciplinary course units (screen studies or performance/theatre studies), plus 40 credits from a wide range of optional Music and Drama course units.
Year 2: Study 40 units in Drama, 40 units in Music and 40 uniting both disciplines. “The abundance of performance opportunities and
Year 3: Undertake one of a composition portfolio, recital, projects that students can get involved in is something or a dissertation in Music or Drama. Select 80 credits from a wide range of course units in Music and Drama. which I doubt you could find anywhere outside of The University of Manchester. The breadth and quality of what’s on offer is incredible, and makes this the perfect university for any performing student.”
James Gower-Smith, MusB Music
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Typical offer You’ll gain competence in clinical nursing practice WHY MANCHESTER? combined with in-depth knowledge and evidence-based A-level BBB-BBC decision-making skills via our innovative curriculum. IB 31-30 • Excellent lecturers; one received the Lecturer of the Year award in the 2014 Nursing theory and nursing practice mix (in a minimum Adult Nursing BNurs 3yrs Student Nursing Times awards of eight varied supervised clinical practice settings) to UCAS code B740 develop caring, compassionate, competent and • Meet potential employers and undertake committed nurses. Child Nursing BNurs 3yrs job-seeking skills-development workshops UCAS code B730 at our Employability Fair Emphasis on your chosen field – adult, mental health or child nursing – commences from the start and increases Mental Health Nursing BNurs 3yrs • Field-specific conference for Year 2 each year. UCAS code B762 students highlights learning, research and career opportunities in your chosen field Find out more
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Contact details e: ug.nursing.bnurs @manchester.ac.uk t: +44 (0)161 306 7600 (Adult) t: +44 (0)161 306 7603 (Child/Mental Health)
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WHAT YOU STUDY SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Year 1: Study nursing theory and practice, anatomy and As well as gaining an academic qualification, successful physiology, microbiology, pharmacology, social and students become eligible for registration with the behavioural sciences, study skills, epidemiology and public Nursing and Midwifery Council as a nurse, allowing you to health, nursing knowledge and research, and practise in a wide range of settings across the UK. communication. Shared field learning and varied assessment starts your development as a flexible At Manchester, we prepare you to provide high-quality care practitioner. Practice placements commence in semester 2. to your clients and equip you with the potential to become future leaders and researchers in your chosen field. Year 2: Explore the therapeutic nature of nursing while applying your Year 1 study via pathology, pharmacology, evidence-based practice, supportive and recovery- focused care, health promotion, health psychology and behaviour change theory. We cultivate national and international aspects of care within our Manchester “Employers confirm that students exiting the Leadership Programme and Developing Independent Learning in Practice, where you may have an opportunity pre-registration nursing programmes are safe, to nurse outside of Manchester and the UK. competent and fit for practice.” Year 3: Focus on the complexity of nursing within your field. Apply in-depth knowledge to theory and practice Nursing and Midwifery Council 2014 in readiness for registering as a nurse. Undertake a dissertation.
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Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAB Year 1: Discover the scientific principles that underpin IB 35 • Unique clinical experience at one of optometry, including the properties of light, the anatomy Europe’s leading eye hospitals: the of the eye and the processing of vision in the brain. Learn Optometry BSc 3yrs Manchester Royal Eye Hospital about ophthalmic appliances, such as lenses, and UCAS code B510 instrumentation, such as retinoscopes. Discover general • Custom-built £4 million optometry eye examination techniques and start to meet patients Optometry MOptom 4yrs facilities at the heart of the biomedical in Semester 2. Start our three-year personal and You cannot apply for MOptom directly. At the end of section of our campus professional development (PPD) programme. Year 2 of the BSc, if you would like to continue on to the MOptom course and reach the required academic • Emphasis on practical skills at one of the Year 2: Further develop your knowledge of ophthalmic performance, you may do so. few UK universities that enables you to see appliances and optometric instrumentation. Discover a patients from early in Year 1 broad range of new topics, including human disease Find out more processes, pharmacology, contact lens practice and binocular vision. Develop your clinical skills so that by the www.manchester.ac.uk/ls end of the year, under supervision, you will have the
. . In 2013, we celebrated 100 years of optometry teaching competence and confidence to examine members of /uom_fls_admissions in Manchester. The British Optical Association was the public. Continue your PPD studies. founded here in 1964, and we were the first UK university @LSNewsfeed to introduce a course leading to a BSc in Ophthalmic Optics, the term now superseded by the more /LifeSciencesManchester internationally recognised ‘optometry’.
Optometrists undertake rewarding work in high street practice or hospital eye clinics, where they: prescribe and Contact details dispense spectacles, contact lenses and low vision aids; treat problems with binocular vision; and, increasingly, e: [email protected] work alongside ophthalmologists to monitor the t: +44 (0)161 275 5032 treatment of ocular disease.
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Summer vacation placement: Spend one week full-time SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, gaining a wealth of practical clinical experience in all hospital departments. Optometry is a vocational course with excellent career This is a unique element of our degree courses and is prospects. You’ll develop the practical, clinical and not offered at any other UK university. communication skills required to work with patients, plus business skills and legal knowledge required for running Year 3 and 4: If you wish to proceed to the MOptom your own optometry business. at the end of Year 2 and are selected, based on good academic performance and communication skills, you Many Manchester graduates enjoy the challenge of embark on the final two years, which include a year of establishing and running their own optometric practices, practical experience – in both private practice and at while others choose to work in the Hospital Eye Service. an eye hospital – plus an advanced project and You could also teach, or undertake research in industry lecture courses. or academia.
Otherwise, you take Year 3 of the BSc, including further lectures on clinical subjects and pharmacology, extensive experience in the clinics, time at hospital, the final year of PPD and a dissertation. “I love the Optometry degree at Manchester. There are lots of clinic sessions and practicals, where you get constant help and feedback from the best supervisors out there, as well as great experience of how it'll be once you’re a real optometrist, as you deal with patients from all over the north-west.”
Muhammed Patel, BSc (Hons) Optometry
166 P PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
Typical offer Our exciting, technically challenging degree is led by WHY MANCHESTER? industrially experienced academics and external A-level AAA-AAB lecturers with many years of petroleum engineering IB 37-35 • Courses accredited by the Energy Institute, experience. giving you partial (BEng) or full (MEng) Petroleum Engineering BEng 3yrs requirements to register as a chartered WHAT YOU STUDY UCAS code H850 engineer Year 1: Discover fundamental concepts such as the Petroleum Engineering MEng 4yrs • Computer suites with industry-standard physical, chemical and mathematical concepts UCAS code H851 software (provided by Schlumberger), necessary to describe fluid flow in porous media, plus an and new analytical laboratories (core overall introduction to earth science, so that you are You might also be interested in Chemical Engineering, petrophysical equipment and PVT fluid aware of its importance to the exploitation of Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences and Geology, analysis laboratory) hydrocarbons. Geography, Engineering and Science with an Integrated Foundation Year • Major oil and gas companies actively recruit our graduates, and offer internships Year 2: Discover the processes that create large-scale stratigraphic relationships on the Earth. Discuss the and sponsorship for postgraduate study to fundamental tectonic processes that control the Find out more exceptional students development of faults, folds and basins and generate much of the architectural characteristics of petroleum www.manchester.ac.uk/seaes systems. Learn methods for petrophysical rock characterisation (eg seismic and wireline logging tools) @UoMSEAES Petroleum engineering is one of the primary disciplines . . and drilling. Gain advanced mathematical skills to in the exploration and production of oil and gas. quantify and model fluid flow through these complex /manchesterseaes Producing oil and gas from reserves effectively and natural media and discuss the natural constraints on safely is of immense economic importance, and requires multiphase fluid flow in these environments. Review the a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills. role of thermodynamics in natural mineral fluid systems Contact details and develop enhanced laboratory skills. Learn to develop Petroleum Engineering at Manchester provides you with scientific arguments and communicate scientific ideas. e: [email protected] an understanding of fundamental geoscience, chemical, t: +44 (0)161 275 0776 mechanical and materials engineering and mathematics – all delivered in an open and welcoming School, with low staff-to-student ratios. You’ll be well equipped for a range of careers in the petroleum industry.
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Year 3: Learn principles of hydrocarbon production and SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Throughout your degree, we’ll offer advice and training field development strategies, including petroleum on career opportunities and on developing your economics. Discover advanced methods using A Manchester degree in Petroleum Engineering is employability skills. You can meet and discuss graduate downhole geophysical measurements and drilling data recognised as a leading course by international oil recruitment and internship opportunities with to calculate in-place volumes and assess hydrocarbon companies and leads to exciting careers in the oil and representatives of major energy companies and recovery efficiency. Train in drilling, production and gas industry, including reservoir, production and drilling technical service providers visiting our School. surface facilities engineering, investigating how engineering, which offer the scope to work across the hydrocarbon production is optimised and brought to the world in technically challenging and financially rewarding Teamwork, problem solving and field skills play a key role surface. Undertake a group-based design project jobs. Our graduates have a very high employability in integrating all the elements of the subject, and in simulating flow within a reservoir, developing a field record. developing your transferrable skills. development plan and designing well placement. Enjoy more diverse teaching styles that will ensure you understand how to develop scientific arguments and communicate scientific ideas using written and oral methods.
“The best thing about Petroleum Engineering at Manchester is the staff, as we are being taught by people related directly to the oil and gas industry. Keeping in touch with brand new up-and-coming research and technology has been particularly informative and instructive.”
Laique Rahman, BEng (Hons) Petroleum Engineering
168 P PHARMACY
Typical offer Manchester has a long history of training successful WHY MANCHESTER? graduates to enter all branches of the pharmaceutical Due to the detailed nature of entry requirements for the profession. We offer you a unique opportunity to learn Pharmacy MPharm (including Foundation Year), we are • Distinguished history: the first UK from real-life hospital pharmacists in pharmacy unable to include a typical offer in the prospectus. For university to award degrees in Pharmacy departments and on wards in three local NHS Trusts, complete and up-to-date information on our entry giving you extensive clinical experience, alongside requirements, visit our website. • Ranked fifth Pharmacy/Pharmacology accompanying placements in community and department in the world (QS World industrial settings. Pharmacy MPharm 4yrs University Rankings 2014) UCAS code B230 WHAT YOU STUDY You might also be interested in Pharmacy with a Foundation Year Pharmacists are highly trained medical professionals, You’ll study four main themes: the medicine, the patient, qualified to give advice on health issues and medicines, the pharmacist and the public. Most course units are Find out more and ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by the compulsory, but you may select units in your final year to public. Qualifying as a pharmacist takes at least five suit your career aspirations. www.manchester.ac.uk/pharmacy years, in which you must successfully complete: In Years 2, 3 and 4 you have regular half-day visits to local •aGeneral Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited hospitals, where clinical sessions are held. In Year 4, you Contact details Master of Pharmacy degree (full-time, four-year course); take the core subjects and select from medicine’s • pre-registration training (one year); options, as well as selecting a research project. e: [email protected] • the GPhC's registration exam. t: +44 (0)161 275 2334
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You’ll learn via a wide variety of teaching and learning SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES activities, including lectures, tutorials, practical classes, team-based learning sessions, computer-assisted You’ll gain a broad-based, scientifically and clinically learning, group work and research projects. strong education in pharmacy, which enables our graduates to enter all areas of the profession. You’ll be You’ll be assessed mainly in end-of-semester conversant with the professional aspects of pharmacy, examinations by essay-type questions, short answers, able to communicate effectively and able to appreciate multiple-choice questions and computer-based the professional and social role of the pharmacist. assessment. Other forms of assessment include oral and poster presentations, report-writing skills through a Once qualified, a pharmacist has a wide choice of career project, and practical skills by continuous assessment of options in settings including hospital, community and practical classes and practical examinations. Your final industrial pharmacy, academia, primary care, the NHS, degree mark is based on the results of examinations in agricultural and veterinary pharmacy, and the prison and every year, and your Year 4 project. army services.
“The first thing that struck me as I entered the Stopford Building was the warm, buzzing atmosphere. There are various club activities and lots of social events to get involved with. Manchester is a great city with countless opportunities, and I would recommend the city and the University to anyone with aspirations of becoming a great pharmacist.”
Oliver Williams, MPharm Pharmacy
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Typical offer Our foundation year is a one-year full-time course that material and helps you to develop practical skills. We forms part of our five-year integrated undergraduate provide study skills development and help with the core Due to the detailed nature of entry requirements for the degree leading to MPharm. It offers you an excellent content through fortnightly tutorials. Pharmacy MPharm (including Foundation Year), we are opportunity to adapt to the higher education system unable to include a typical offer in the prospectus. For and prepare for entry to our Master of Pharmacy You’ll be assessed by formal examinations (80%) in complete and up-to-date information on our entry degree course. January and June, and in coursework and tests requirements, visit our website. throughout the year. Coursework assessment in biology WHAT YOU STUDY and chemistry will be mainly based on laboratory work. Pharmacy with a Foundation Year MPharm 1+4yrs UCAS code B231 Teaching runs from the middle of September to the end SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES of June – a total of 34 weeks – including six weeks for You might also be interested in Pharmacy revision and examinations. This is four weeks longer If you progress onto our four-year MPharm course, pass than the standard university year, to maximise your your pre-registration year and qualify as a pharmacist, Find out more preparation for degree-level study. you’ll have a wide choice of career options across settings including: hospital, community and industrial www.manchester.ac.uk/pharmacy Course units in chemistry and biology, both of which pharmacy; academia; primary care; the NHS; agricultural feature mathematics, and a specific unit called the and veterinary pharmacy; the prison and army services. Orientation to Pharmacy, provide appropriate learning Contact details opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds. Regular laboratory work reinforces some of the subject e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 2334 “The Foundation Year gave me the skills to excel
WHY MANCHESTER? academically and helped me to adjust to university life. • Our unique, contextual data-driven I also got to make lifelong friends and had access to foundation course gives applicants excellent facilities at both Xaverian College and The from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to study at a higher University of Manchester. I wouldn’t have achieved education institution what I have today without the Foundation Year, so • Comprehensive, integrated and inclusive environment provides an excellent footing thank you!” for further study Lamya Abdi, MPharm, Graduated with First Class Honours, 2014 171 PHILOSOPHY
Typical offer You might also be interested in Economic and Social Sciences; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; Politics, WHY MANCHESTER? A-level A*A*A-ABB Philosophy and Economics; Social Sciences IB 39-34 • Lively, student-led societies (Philsoc and Philchat) meet weekly to host debates, Philosophy BA 3yrs Find out more discussion groups, parties UCAS code V500 and film showings www.manchester.ac.uk/philosophy Economics and Philosophy BA Econ 3yrs . . • Past high-profile Manchester professors UCAS code LV15 /Philosophy@Manchester who have shaped the discipline include Samuel Alexander, Dorothy Emmet, Mathematics and Philosophy BSc 3yrs Michael Polanyi, Arthur Prior, and UCAS code GV15 Contact details Graham Bird
Philosophy and Criminology BASS 3yrs e: [email protected] • We host several successful international UCAS code VL53 t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 conferences, such as the annual Open Minds, and an annual series of Royal Philosophy and Politics BASS 3yrs Institute of Philosophy symposia UCAS code VL52
Philosophy and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs Can we really know that things are as they seem? Are we UCAS code P567 free to decide what we do when the universe is governed by the strict laws of physics? Could a machine Physics with Philosophy BSc 4yrs think or have feelings? What makes an artwork UCAS code F3V5 beautiful? Are any sorts of behaviour objectively right or wrong? Physics with Philosophy MPhys 4yrs UCAS code F3VM Such philosophical questions are fundamental to our ordinary understanding of the world. Unless we can Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA 3yrs answer them, we cannot hope to fully understand UCAS code LV25 knowledge, reality, mind, language, ethics, religion, or art. To try to answer them, we need to step outside of Social Anthropology and Philosophy BASS 3yrs our ordinary way of thinking about the world and look at UCAS code LV65 things from a different angle. We need to think logically but also creatively, analytically but also imaginatively. Sociology and Philosophy BASS 3yrs UCAS code LV35 172 P
Manchester has one of the largest Philosophy Year 2: Develop your understanding of issues SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES departments in the UK, with 14 members of permanent introduced in the first year and explore new areas, such academic staff who are internationally recognised as logic, aesthetics, philosophy of religion and Our Philosophy degrees are rich in transferable skills, researchers publishing their work in journals and books phenomenology. including the ability to think critically, present your ideas and giving talks around the world. We have specialists in clearly and succinctly, develop creative solutions to both the philosophy of art and the philosophy of science. Year 3: Undertake specialised and in-depth explorations problems and present a reasoned argument. of issues led by original researchers in the field, as well Relations between staff and students are friendly and as a substantial independent piece of research on a Some of our most recent graduates now work at relaxed, supported by our highly successful personal topic of your choosing leading to a dissertation. Options The Guardian, the World Bank, the Football Association, tutoring and mentoring schemes. We are proud of our include philosophy of music, personhood and freedom Google and PwC, as business analysts, graduate cooperative and supportive environment that promotes of the will, philosophy of action and philosophy of recruiters and in HR. More than 20% of our graduates a spirit of open enquiry and intellectual rigour for social science. pursue postgraduate or further study. our students. Each year you may take one course unit in an outside WHAT YOU STUDY subject, such as politics or a language.
Year 1: Ground yourself in philosophical traditions, themes and problems. If you have previously studied philosophy, you’ll discover something new; if you haven’t, “The University is continually recognised as producing you’ll develop a basic foundation. You’ll study critical thinking, the history of philosophy, ethics, epistemology, highly employable graduates. This has been really metaphysics, and the philosophy of mind and language. important, owing to the fact that a philosophy degree does not entail a particular career path. Due to the extensive set of transferrable skills that are built on while studying this course, a Philosophy graduate really has the freedom to pursue anything.”
Alex Pickering, BA (Hons) Philosophy
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Typical offer Physics with Theoretical Physics BSc 3yrs UCAS code F345 WHY MANCHESTER? A-level A*A*A - A*AA IB 39-38 (776 at higher level) Physics with Theoretical Physics MPhys 4yrs • Consistently high record of student UCAS code F346 satisfaction, with an average score of Physics BSc 3yrs 94% over all years of the National UCAS code F300 You might also be interested in Aerospace Engineering; Student Survey Computer Science; Electrical, Electronic and Mechatronic Physics MPhys 4yrs Engineering; Mathematics; Philosophy; Engineering and • Ranked 13th physics department in the UCAS code F305 Science with an Integrated Foundation Year world in Academic Ranking of World Universities Mathematics and Physics BSc 3yrs UCAS code FG31 Find out more • Lots of choice and flexibility in a broad undergraduate curriculum, Mathematics and Physics MMath&MPhys 4yrs www.manchester.ac.uk/physics supported by our varied and successful UCAS code FG3C research portfolio
Physics with Astrophysics BSc 3yrs Contact details UCAS code F3F5 e: [email protected] The reputation of Manchester physics rests equally on Physics with Astrophysics MPhys 4yrs t: +44 (0)161 275 4210 teaching and research, established by many eminent UCAS code F3FA physicists, including 13 Nobel Prize winners. Current professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, Physics with Philosophy BSc 3yrs are the most recent of these and are continuing UCAS code F3V5 their pioneering work on graphene and other two-dimensional materials at Manchester. Physics with Philosophy MPhys 4yrs UCAS code F3VM Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences, and a Manchester degree will give you a thorough Physics with Study in Europe MPhys 4yrs understanding of the physical world, as well as a deep UCAS code F301 insight into physics applications and technology.
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Our diverse research interests mean we have experts in Years 1 and 2: Gain a foundation in classical SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES many different fields of physics, who provide an exciting physics including dynamics, waves and oscillations, undergraduate curriculum with a strong element of electromagnetism and thermal physics. Discover Graduate physicists take a creative approach while choice and flexibility. Research areas include: nuclear new concepts such as relativity, quantum mechanics thinking logically and critically about problems. They and particle physics; cosmology and astrophysics; and cosmology. have highly developed mathematical and computing condensed and soft matter physics (including graphene skills, and are particularly good at the analysis and superfluids, photovoltaics and solid-state lighting); Years 3 and 4: Apply your core knowledge to a diverse interpretation of numerical data. Their wide range of non-linear dynamics and chaos; atomic and laser range of topics, such as particle and nuclear physics, skills is transferable to a variety of jobs and industries, physics; accelerators; biophysics; complexity and lasers and photonics, biophysics, stellar evolution, radio leaving career options open until graduation. theoretical physics. astronomy, superconductors and super fluids, and more advanced aspects of theoretical physics. Undertake a You could work in science, technology and computing, State-of-the-art facilities for teaching have been cutting-edge research project in Year 4 based within one as anything from a PhD researcher to many types of enhanced by a recent £75 million building refurbishment of our School’s research groups. technologists, computer programmers and engineers. and extension, and include a dedicated undergraduate Many Manchester graduates also harness their analytical physics library, computing facilities and areas for and numerical skills in commercial, financial, actuarial private study. and business sectors, pursuing careers in management, banking and marketing.
WHAT YOU STUDY
Physics is driven by the interplay between theory and experiment. In our well-equipped teaching laboratories, you’ll begin to learn basic experimental skills, gradually covering more extensive experiments as you progress through your degree. Manchester was awarded a prestigious Regius Professorship by the Queen in 2013, the only one in physics, recognising the exceptionally high quality of the educational and research activities in our School of Physics and Astronomy.
175 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Typical offer WHAT YOU STUDY WHY MANCHESTER? A-level ABB Year 1 in all courses gives you a broad introduction to IB 34 • Degrees accredited by professional bodies, ongoing debates in planning, environmental including the Royal Town Planning Institute management, real estate and urban studies. Environmental Management BA 3yrs (RTPI) and Royal Institute for Chartered UCAS code F851 Surveyors (RICS) Environmental Management Concerns the management of environmental resources Master of Planning MPlan4yrs • Field trips throughout your degree, and the way in which human societies interact with UCAS code K401 including one-week residential field them. Understanding both scientific principles and trips in the UK and overseas relevant policy frameworks is essential if we are to Integrated Master’s in Planning with Real Estate change thinking about the environment and our IMPRE 4yrs behaviour towards it. Throughout your degree, you’ll UCAS code 1G23 focus on understanding environmental processes and How did the communities and places in which we live their management by combining classroom-based Urban and Regional Planning BA 3yrs develop? Who decides what kinds of development takes learning with practical field study. UCAS code P345 place and where? How do policy decisions impact upon the state of the environment in our neighbourhoods – or Master of Planning Urban Studies BSc 3yrs indeed the planet – and how are these decisions made? Gain both academic study and professional training in UCAS code K421 planning on this four-year enhanced undergraduate To tackle these challenging questions, we need to degree. Accredited by both the RTPI and RICS, it covers You might also be interested in Architecture, Environmental understand the complex structures and relationships a wide range of subjects and integrates core and Science, Geography that bind together the economy, society and the optional course units to offer you a flexible course. environment. This requires engagement with a range of debates, including the management of biodiversity and Integrated Master’s in Planning with Real Estate Find out more climate change impacts, community development, (IMPRE) social justice, economic development, urban design, Gain both academic study and professional training in www.manchester.ac.uk/planning infrastructure development, the management of rural planning and real estate on this four-year enhanced areas, regeneration, housing, and job creation. undergraduate degree. Accredited by both the RTPI and RICS, it covers a wide range of subjects and integrates Contact details core and optional units to offer you a flexible course. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 0969
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Urban and Regional Planning SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES If you decide not to follow a vocational career, your This three-year degree gives you basic academic and experience in problem solving, wide knowledge base professional training in planning. The curriculum is the Our degree courses lead to diverse employment and transferable skills in strategic thinking, teamwork, same as for the four-year Master of Planning degree opportunities across public and private sectors. More creativity and communication will prepare you for several (above), but you finish your degree after three years. The than half of the RTPI membership is based in the other careers. A growing number of our graduates find course covers a wide range of subject areas and includes private sector. jobs in non-planning areas, including business. workshops and fieldwork alongside lectures and seminars. The degree is partially accredited by the RTPI. Manchester graduates are popular with diverse employers, particularly in environmental consultancy, Urban Studies where your ability to analyse and propose policies and Focus on contemporary patterns of urban and regional implement strategies is vital and a wide variety of development and the processes that contribute to management and communication skills is appreciated. change across cities and their surrounding regions, on a After London, Manchester hosts the largest number of course that is rich in both theory and practice-based planning and environmental consultancies in the UK. elements. You’ll combines core topics with a range of optional course units, enjoying a flexible and adaptable approach to the study of cities and regions. “The courses have a strong practical focus, which clearly relates to the possibility of setting students up for a practical career. Many of the staff are involved in real-world projects rather than simply academic theoretical work, which allows them to bring up-to- date, cutting-edge ideas to lectures.”
Richard Naylor, Master of Planning
177 POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Typical offer Find out more Politics and International Relations is the study of political institutions, actors and processes, and the A-level AAB-ABB www.manchester.ac.uk/politics examination of power – how it is attained and what it is IB 35-34 used for. @UoMPolitics Politics and International Relations BSocSc 3yrs Politics at Manchester is structured around three core UCAS code L200 areas: comparative politics, international relations and Contact details political theory. This structure extends across Business Studies and Politics BA Econ 3yrs everything we do, from undergraduate teaching to top- UCAS code NL12 e: [email protected] level research. t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 Economics and Politics BA Econ 3yrs As one of the largest politics departments in the UK, we UCAS code LL12 are able to support internationally recognised research across a broad range of areas within these themes, Philosophy and Politics BASS 3yrs including several large and distinctive research clusters UCAS code VL52 WHY MANCHESTER? (Comparative Public Policy, Global Political Economy, the • Manchester is the new home of the Manchester Centre of Political Theory, Electoral Politics, and Poststructuralist and Critical Thought). This in turn Politics and Criminology BASS 3yrs British Election Study UCAS code LM29 contributes to the quality of our teaching: you can study • Two members of our current staff have a wide range of units that build directly on our research Politics and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs received national recognition, winning the expertise. UCAS code P467 Political Studies Association Sir Bernard Crick Prize for Outstanding Teaching Politics and Social Anthropology BASS 3yrs (2005, 2011) UCAS code LL26 • More than 45 research-active teaching Politics and Sociology BASS 3yrs staff offer you unrivalled depth and UCAS code LL23 breadth of expertise
Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA 3yrs UCAS code LV25
You might also be interested in Economic and Social Studies; History; Law; Politics, Philosophy and Economics; Social Sciences
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Year 1: Ground yourself in the three sub-areas of As well as the specialist knowledge you’ll gain through comparative politics, political theory and international the study of politics and international relations, your relations. If you have previously studied politics, you’ll degree will equip you with a wealth of transferable skills, discover something new; if not, you’ll gain a broad basic including the ability to research, examine and analyse foundation. information, think critically, present your ideas clearly and succinctly, demonstrate excellent written and Year 2: Continue to study the three core areas and start oratory skills, and present a reasoned argument. to explore your own areas of interest within them. You’ll complete an independent project on a topic of your Our most recent politics graduates are working at the choosing and have the opportunity to take free choice British Red Cross, the World Health Organisation, United units such as The Politics of Globalisation, National Nations, the World Bank and the BBC, as Politics of Germany, Security Studies, and Arguing about consulting analysts, parliamentary researchers, policy Politics. officers and research analysts.
Year 3: Choose from a range of our more specialised options, and undertake a dissertation on a topic of your choosing. Course unit options currently on offer include “I've been involved with the Model United Nations Ethical Issues in World Politics, Politics of the EU, Politics of Hate, Africa and Global Politics, and Terrorism and Society since I started university, which has been Political Violence in Europe. particularly useful for allowing me to research areas of international politics I may not otherwise be able to study. I'm hoping to work for the government in areas related to international politics and foreign policy after graduating, and I feel confident that I'll be able to establish a career after choosing to study this course at Manchester.”
Heena Mohammed, BSocSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations
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Typical offer Our Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) degree is a Year 2: Deepen your understanding of the three balanced yet flexible course that is directly informed by subjects. Your studies are again split equally, but you A-level AAB current research. You’ll study topics ranging from global have more freedom to choose units that reflect your IB 35 (665 at higher level) money markets to the ethics of killing, and learn rigour in developing interests. understanding and argument. You’ll also have access to Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA 3yrs the multidisciplinary expertise of more than 100 Year 3: You may choose to concentrate on two of the UCAS code LV25 members of research-active academic staff. three disciplines, pursuing in depth the interests that you have developed. You’ll also undertake an interdisciplinary PPE at Manchester enables you to join a vibrant course unit especially for PPE students, and a Find out more intellectual community spanning three interrelated dissertation on the topic of your choice. disciplines within our School of Social Sciences. You’ll www.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/politics enhance your capacity to assess competing ideas about SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES political events, ideologies and institutions, while www.manchester.ac.uk/policy developing the ability to evaluate economic policies, The interdisciplinary nature of PPE will offer you a wealth placing the study of economics in its broader institutional of transferable skills, such as the ability to think critically, www.manchester.ac.uk/ppe and political context. Get to grips with philosophically present your ideas clearly and succinctly, analyse deep questions of metaphysics, ethics and mind, and qualitative and quantitative data, develop creative learn to appraise competing answers to them. solutions to problems, and research, examine and Contact details analyse information. WHAT YOU STUDY e: [email protected] Some of our most recent graduates now work at t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 Year 1: Study equally across the three disciplines, allowing Goldman Sachs, KPMG, United Nations, US Congress, you to progress smoothly into your second year with the and the Adam Smith Institute, as financial analysts, requisite knowledge to make informed decisions about graduate economics advisors, parliamentary assistants, WHY MANCHESTER? your course choices. Course units include micro and policy advisors and assistant editors. • PPE students are awarded the highest macro economics, political thought and critical thinking, proportion of First Class degrees at alongside a range of options from each discipline. the University “Studying PPE at Manchester has been fantastic. I’ve • 90% are in a professional role or postgraduate study six months focused mainly on political philosophy, but the great after finishing thing about doing PPE is that you can bring in • Active student-led society hosts academic and career events sponsored by Deloitte, knowledge from other areas.” as well as regular socials Sam Dumitriu, BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics 180 P PSYCHOLOGY
Typical offer Year 3: Choose from a wide range of course units. WHY MANCHESTER? Carry out a research project on a topic of your choice, A-level AAA-AAB supervised by a member of staff, leading to a written IB 37-33 (665 at higher level) • Taught by world-renowned psychological report and presentation at the end of the year. (Some scientists and clinicians of our students have gone on to publish their final-year Psychology BSc 3yrs project in scientific journals.) Undertake thorough UCAS code C800 • State-of-the-art laboratory facilities allow training in the skills required to carry out psychological you to address the most important investigations via practical classes, instruction in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology BSc 3yrs questions about brain and behaviour computing and statistics, and your research project. UCAS code BC18 Psychology BSc has a four-year variant where you spend Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology with Study at the UK’s oldest School of Psychology, which Year 3 away from the University on the Study Abroad Industrial Experience BSc 4yrs appointed the first Professor of Psychology in 1919, pathway. You may be considered for this at the end of UCAS code BCC8 in a city where the discipline of psychology itself has Year 2. its roots. For Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology see SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Life Sciences You’ll have access to varied, cutting-edge topics on our challenging course: as well as ensuring we deliver the You’ll gain a good range of academic and transferable core material stipulated by the British Psychological skills that are attractive to employers across a range of Find out more Society, we focus on areas where our research is employment sectors, including presentation skills, strongest. This means you’ll not only develop all the core project management, group-working, data analysis skills, www.manchester.ac.uk/psych-sci skills, but also get the most up-to-the-minute thinking analytical thinking and research skills. and ideas in this exciting subject. @PsychManchester Graduates from our courses currently hold positions in WHAT YOU STUDY diverse areas such as PR, marketing, media, www.psychologyatmanchester.edublogs.org accountancy, teaching, healthcare and social work. Years 1 and 2: Study compulsory units, gaining a thorough overview of the central theoretical ideas and Contact details empirical findings in psychology. Gain experience of group working and presenting, research methods, e: [email protected] statistics and the use of computers. Undertake a short Our Psychology BSc degree t: +44 (0)161 275 8584 (30-hour) work placement in Year 2 to gain experience of working in a particular sector/role. is accredited by the British Psychological Society.
181 RELIGIONS AND THEOLOGY
Typical offer We are a leading UK department for the study of WHY MANCHESTER? religions and theology. Study at Manchester and have A-level ABB-BBB the opportunity to explore religions and theology in all IB 34-31 • Consistently high student satisfaction their depth and complexity, in a comparative context and ratings: currently, 93% overall, including from a range of perspectives. By enabling you to engage Religions and Theology BA 3yrs 97% for Religions and Theology, and 100% with many religious traditions in a vibrant and UCAS code V600 for Theological Studies in Philosophy and multicultural city, we offer you unparalleled opportunities Ethics (National Student Survey 2014) to advance your religious and theological literacy. Comparative Religion and Social Anthropology BA 3yrs • Impressive range and variety of course From our wide and varied choice of course units, you UCAS code VL66 units, including many interdisciplinary can: immerse yourself in the thought of ancient, options and the opportunity to undertake medieval and modern theologians; debate the Theological Studies in Philosophy and Ethics BA 3yrs research in multi-faith Manchester philosophical, ethical, and political dimensions of UCAS code V610 religious studies; study scrolls and scriptures from a • Outstanding long-term reputation for variety of traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, You might also be interested in Philosophy, Social research excellence – our high quality Islam, and South Asian religions; familiarise yourself with Anthropology research activities and their impact inform a wide range of religious histories and social theories. our courses Find out more WHAT YOU STUDY
www.manchester.ac.uk/religion All our degrees include a dissertation in Year 3. Your choice of course units must include some units specific @UoMReligion to your degree subject. You’ll study one or two . . compulsary course units in Year 1, then choose all of /Religion.Manchester your units thereafter.
/UoMReligion Comparative Religion and Social Anthropology Discover how studying religion and culture can unite two diverse disciplines in interesting ways. Scholars of Contact details religion increasingly use anthropological concepts and tools to formulate questions pertaining to religious e: [email protected] phenomena, while ritual and magico-religious practice t: +44 (0)161 306 1252 have long been exciting topics in the research of anthropologists. You can also study ethnographic film and video via our Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology.
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Religions and Theology SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Recent graduates found employment at Xaverian Explore the fascinating facts and challenges of diversity Roman Catholic College (teaching), PwC (finance), SPCK and pluralism in different religions. You can take seriously A Manchester degree in Religions and Theology will (publishing), Church of England (youth work), Liberal the profound questions of ancient, medieval, modern equip you with the confidence and know-how necessary Jewish Synagogue (national director of youth work), and postmodern debates on theological matters in all to engage fully with a contemporary, multicultural Manchester city council (government), University of religions. Concentrate on a specific religious tradition, or society. You’ll develop practical and analytical skills Salford (administration), and Christian Aid (NGO). study a variety of them. Our courses cover Hindu and suitable for a wide range of professional positions that Buddhist world views, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, require religious and cultural knowledge and sensitivity. and include theology, history and biblical studies. Pursue the option of learning Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, or Urdu to You’ll train in key transferable skills to enhance your read the scriptures in their original language. We are employability, such as the ability to research, analyse and interested in the widest interpretation of religion at a synthesise different sources of information, good time when the world is taking religious difference very organisational skills, IT skills, team-work and seriously. communication skills honed in tutorials and group projects, analysis of complex texts, empathy and Theological Studies in Philosophy and Ethics imaginative insight, methodical and accurate working, Delve into theology and explore how it impacts independence of mind and initiative. philosophy and ethics. Study continental philosophy and Christian theology, and have the opportunity to consider their relationship to Indian, Jewish and Islamic theologies and philosophies. You’ll study topics that many students meet in their Religious Studies A-level, where philosophy and ethics are often emphasised, and take these “The teaching I received at the University was interests further into new areas. Explore arguments for God’s existence, consider questions relating to suffering challenging, thought-provoking, forward-thinking and evil, analyse the interactions between religion and politics, evaluate the religious aspects of existentialism, and intellectually stimulating; it unlocked my desire and investigate the complicated relationship between scientific and religious worldviews. for learning and made me passionate about wanting others to love learning about religion too.”
Katie Martin, BA (Hons) Religions and Theology Now Head of RS, Blue Coat School, Oldham
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Typical offer Russian and Chinese BA 4yrs For more on IPML degrees, see Joint Modern Languages UCAS code RT71 A-level AAB-BBB You might also be interested in History, History of Art and IB 35-31 Russian and French BA 4yrs Visual Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Linguistics and UCAS code RR17 English Language, Modern Languages Russian Studies BA 4yrs UCAS code R700 Russian and Japanese BA 4yrs Find out more UCAS code RT72 English Language and Russian BA 4yrs www.manchester.ac.uk/russian UCAS code QR37 Russian and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT57 English Literature and a Modern Language (Russian) Contact details BA 4yrs Russian and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ73 UCAS code RR74 e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 3211 European Studies and a Modern Language (Russian) Integrated Professional Master in BA 4yrs Languages degrees: UCAS code RR97 WHY MANCHESTER? A-level AAA German and Russian BA 4yrs IB 37 (666 at higher level) • Award-winning teaching staff, including UCAS code RR27 leading experts in the field and dedicated French and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs native-speaker language instructors History and Russian BA 4yrs UCAS code RRC7 UCAS code RV 71 • One of the best departments for research German and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs on Russia and Eastern Europe in the UK History of Art and a Modern Language (Russian) BA 4yrs UCAS code RRF7 and internationally UCAS code RV73 Italian and Russian IPML 4/5/6yrs • Many extracurricular activities, including Italian and Russian BA 4yrs UCAS code RRH7 a vibrant Russian student society and an UCAS code RR37 active peer support scheme Russian and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs Linguistics and Russian BA 4yrs UCAS code TR17 UCAS code QR17 Russian and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs Modern Language and Business and Management UCAS code RT7F (Russian) BA 4yrs UCAS code NR17 Russian and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR47 184 R
A small department within a large institution, Russian You spend Year 3 in Russia or, exceptionally, another You’ll also develop concrete transferable skills that can and East European Studies offers you the best of both Russian-speaking country. In your final year, you can be used in numerous spheres of employment upon worlds: small class size, individual attention from further develop your research-led analytical skills by graduation. These include: the capacity to operate lecturers and a supportive student community, writing a dissertation on issues that particularly appropriately in intercultural professional contexts; the combined with the intellectual and social diversity of a interest you. ability to apply international knowledge as an adaptable, large university in a vibrant, cosmopolitan city. flexible and resourceful practitioner; critical problem- In our Joint Honours courses, you study both subjects solving and research-led analytical skills; and good time You’ll receive excellent teaching in one of the best equally in Year 1; in later years you can maintain this management, organisational and team-working skills. departments for research in the field in the UK and balance, or devote more weight to one subject. internationally. Our wide-ranging, interdisciplinary Recent graduates have gone on to work as journalists, course includes intensive Russian language training and SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES analysts, researchers, and other specialists for one year spent in Russia. You’ll benefit from excellent prestigious companies including Accenture, Bloomberg, holdings and learning resources at our University Library At Manchester you’ll gain a well-developed level of oral JP Morgan Chase, The Moscow Times and Russia Today. and Language Centre. and written communication skills in Russian (and possibly also Polish), and a broad and coherent WHAT YOU STUDY understanding of the historical, cultural, political and social developments in Russia and Eastern Europe. Alongside core Russian language course units, you could take a wide range of specialised units in topics such as: Russian cinema, history, literature and culture, politics and society; business Russian; theory and practice of translation; Polish language; the history and culture of eastern Europe. Russian has 96% in overall teaching satisfaction All courses include around 15 hours per week of (National Student Survey 2014), and our staff scheduled learning activities, such as lectures, seminars, language work, coursework surgeries and revision received the University’s Distinguished Achievement sessions. Our wide range of assessments helps you to develop written and oral communication skills, research Medal for Teacher of the Year and commendation in skills and the ability to work in teams. the University’s Teaching Excellence Award competition in 2011.
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Typical offer Social anthropology is the comparative study of culture, WHY MANCHESTER? essentially asking what it means to be human. A-level ABB Contemporary anthropology is a critical discipline that IB 34 • Opportunity for a year abroad at one tackles an enormous variety of topics. You could of our partner universities consider questions about how people make families, Social Anthropology BSocSc 3/4yrs worship gods and organise their economic and political UCAS code L600 • Opportunities for hands-on training in lives. In short, studying social anthropology changes the visual anthropology, with access to an way you think: a vital skill in today’s increasingly See Social Sciences for Politics and Social Anthropology, unrivalled library of ethnographic film at interconnected and socially and culturally complex world. Social Anthropology and Criminology, Social Anthropology the Granada Centre for Visual and Philosophy, Social Anthropology and Quantitative Anthropology Manchester Social Anthropology was founded in 1949 Methods, Social Anthropology and Sociology by a small group of anthropologists who developed the • Consistently high student satisfaction world-famous ‘Manchester School’, a tradition You might also be interested in Archaeology, Economic rating: currently 93% (National Student specialising in looking at conflict, law, politics, and Social Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Religions Survey 2014) performance and rituals, cities and networks. and Theology Today, we continue that tradition and have developed further international recognition for visual and media Find out more anthropology, political and economic anthropology, and the anthropology of new technologies, including the www.manchester.ac.uk/social-anthropology Internet, new reproductive and genetic technologies and engineering. We also have specialisms in the study @UoMAnthropology of borders, place and space, and the study of kinship, . . class and caste, conducting our research on our own /ManAnthropology doorstep as well as in other parts of the world.
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Few students will have studied anthropology previously. Social Anthropology at Manchester prepares you to meet the demands of new and unexpected situations. Year 1: Build a strong foundation in key concepts, Employers are increasingly recognising the value of a approaches and questions. Course units include Culture degree that combines an understanding of culture and and Power, Key Ideas in Social Anthropology and The society with practical people skills. Study and Practice of Anthropology at Manchester. Some of our most recent graduates are now employed Year 2: Look in more depth at the anthropological by Friends of the Earth, the General Medical Council, contribution to particular thematic areas of the study of Social Services, the Department for Work and Pensions human life, as well as developing your own research skills and RBS, working as account executives, and learning more about some of the cutting-edge communications officers and disabled students research of Manchester staff. support workers.
Year abroad (optional): Study your subject at one of our international partner universities.
Final year: Focus on specialist units that build on the research expertise of our staff and conduct an independent piece of research that draws on your theoretical and methodological training of Years 1 and 2. “Manchester offers so much: from the wide range of resources available within the department, to the cultural diversity in the city, which I think is extremely important for being a social anthropology student.”
Giulietta Grassi, BSocSc (Hons) Social Anthropology
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Typical offer Social Anthropology and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs WHY MANCHESTER? A-level ABB UCAS code S456 IB 34 • Extensive choice from more than 260 Social Anthropology and Sociology BASS 3yrs course units enables you to create a Criminology and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs UCAS code LL63 degree course that suits your individual UCAS code C856 areas of interest Sociology and Criminology BASS 3yrs Philosophy and Criminology BASS 3yrs UCAS code LM39 • One of 15 universities chosen as a Q-Step UCAS code VL53 Centre, which enables you to acquire skills Sociology and Philosophy BASS 3yrs to help understand and analyse data, via Philosophy and Politics BASS 3yrs UCAS code LV35 an integrated set of course units and UCAS code VL52 paid work placement opportunities at Sociology and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs organisations such as the World Bank Philosophy and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs UCAS code 52L8 and You Gov UCAS code P567 You might also be interested in Law, Philosophy, Politics and Politics and Criminology BASS 3yrs International Relations, Social Anthropology, Sociology UCAS code LM29 The social sciences have many areas of overlap. Our BA Social Sciences (BASS) degree gives you maximum Politics and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs Find out more flexibility and choice, enabling you to sample a broad UCAS code P467 range of subjects before you decide what to specialise www.manchester.ac.uk/socialsciences in. You’ll be able to find connections and have the Politics and Social Anthropology BASS 3yrs freedom to follow your own interests across discipline UCAS code LL26 boundaries. Contact details Politics and Sociology BASS 3yrs UCAS code LL23 e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 Social Anthropology and Criminology BASS 3yrs UCAS code LM69
Social Anthropology and Philosophy BASS 3yrs UCAS code LV65
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WHAT YOU STUDY Year 1: Follow a broad programme of study that includes SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES at least three of the six main areas. Enjoy a wide-ranging You can study: the causes and consequences of criminal introduction to the social sciences and to some of the The course units you choose will give you a wide range of acts (Criminology); fundamental questions such as the basic transferable, analytical and critical skills you will subject-specific and transferrable skills, such as the nature of knowledge, truth and values (Philosophy); need as a student (and in later life). All students also take ability to think critically, present your ideas clearly and human organisation, government and power (Politics); a course unit in social research methods. succinctly, develop creative solutions to problems and societies and culture across the global in comparative present a reasoned argument. perspective (Social Anthropology); societal issues such Year 2: Choose the subjects you would like to specialise as social inequalities and forms of everyday life in and explore these in greater depth through research- Our first cohort of BASS students graduates in summer (Sociology); and data and analysis methods to led teaching. 2015. Our most recent graduates from the single understand the social world (Quantitative Methods). You honours social sciences course that we previously may also study selected course units in economics. Year 3: Specialise in one area, or combine two subjects. offered are working at the Foreign and Commonwealth You will complete a research project (dissertation) in one Office, the Ministry of Justice, Friends of the Earth, of your areas of study. Google, and Palgrave Macmillan, as research analysts, commercial and marketing officers, and teachers.
“The support here at Manchester is a great asset. Tutors and lecturers are very approachable and offer lots of opportunity to discuss any problems with work you may have. Everyone also has an academic advisor and a peer mentor, for added guidance and support. I applied for the BASS course in particular as it offered a varied and flexible choice of units.”
Catherine Priest, BASS (Hons) Sociology and Criminology
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Typical offer Find out more Sociology looks at how society works. It is the study of social life, social change and the social causes and A-level AAB-BBB www.manchester.ac.uk/sociology consequences of human behaviour. If you have ever IB 35-32 questioned why social life works the way it does, or @MCRSociology wondered whether things could be organised differently, Sociology BSocSc 3yrs then sociology is the subject for you. UCAS code L300 www.blogging.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/ mcrsociology There is no better or more vibrant place at which to Business Studies and Sociology BA Econ 3yrs study sociology than Manchester. Our research UCAS code NL13 expertise contributes to the quality of our teaching; we Contact details offer you a wide range of units that build directly on our Economics and Sociology BA Econ 3yrs research in areas such as social divisions and UCAS code LL13 e: [email protected] connections, intimate relations and personal life, social t: +44 (0)161 275 1473/4748 networks, media, and technology. Politics and Sociology BASS 3yrs UCAS code LL23 WHAT YOU STUDY Social Anthropology and Sociology BASS 3yrs WHY MANCHESTER? Year 1: Ground yourself in sociological theory and UCAS code LL63 • Consistently high student satisfaction methods of social enquiry. If you have previously studied rates: currently 96% (National Student Sociology and Criminology BASS 3yrs sociology, you’ll discover something new; if not, you’ll UCAS code LM39 Survey 2014) develop a basic foundation. You’ll also have the option to • More than 45 members of research-active choose units exploring the study of personal life, media Sociology and Philosophy BASS 3yrs teaching staff, with excellent reputations and culture, work and organisations, and technology and UCAS code LV35 communications. • Celebrated 50 years of Sociology at Sociology and Quantitative Methods BASS 3yrs Manchester in 2014 UCAS code 52L8
See Economic and Social Studies for the BA Econ, and Social Sciences for the BASS degrees
You might also be interested in History, Law, Linguistics and English Language, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology
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Year 2: Develop your theoretical and substantive SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Our most recent graduates are now employed by the knowledge of sociology, and continue training in British Council, NHS, Ministry of Justice, the British Red research methods. Optional units will allow you to Studying sociology involves understanding and Cross and AstraZeneca, working as research analysts, explore your own areas of interest, including popular questioning how society and individual life works. At arrest referral officers, commercial and marketing music, sustainability and consumption, racism and Manchester you’ll gain a range of subject-specific and officers and public relations account executives. ethnicity, and globalisation. transferable skills, including: the ability to describe and explain social and organisational systems and Year 3: Focus on specialist units that build on the structures; sensitivity to and understanding of the research expertise of our staff. You’ll also conduct an causes of inequalities and injustices; strong written and independent piece of research on a topic of your oral communication skills, the ability to present a choosing, which will draw on your earlier theoretical and reasoned argument; the ability to plan, organise and methodological training. Unit options include technology carry out a complex research project. and society, power and protest, sociology of family life and gender, time and change.
“I would encourage anybody interested in social sciences to consider Manchester. The one-to-one academic support, course unit choices, volunteering opportunities, careers service and super-friendly staff are all world class.”
Amy Isbister, BSocSc (Hons) Sociology
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Typical offer German and Portuguese BA 4yrs Modern Language and Business and Management UCAS code RR25 (Spanish) BA 4yrs AAB-BBB UCAS code NR14 35-31 (655-555 at higher level) German and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RR24 Portuguese and Chinese BA 4yrs Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies BA UCAS code RT51 4yrs History and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT42 UCAS code RV51 Portuguese and Japanese BA 4yrs UCAS code TR25 English Language and Portuguese BA 4yrs History and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RQ53 UCAS code VR14 Russian and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RR57 History of Art and a Modern Language (Portuguese) English Language and Spanish BA 4yrs BA 4yrs Russian and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code QR34 UCAS code RV53 UCAS code RR74 English Literature and a Modern Language History of Art and a Modern Language (Spanish) Spanish and Chinese BA 4yrs (Portuguese) BA 4yrs BA 4yrs UCAS code RT41 UCAS code QR35 UCAS code RV43 Spanish and Japanese BA 4yrs English Literature and a Modern Language (Spanish) Italian and Portuguese BA 4yrs UCAS code RT45 BA 4yrs UCAS code RR35 UCAS code RQ43 Spanish and Portuguese BA 4yrs Italian and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RT45 European Studies and a Modern Language UCAS code RR34 (Portuguese) BA 4yrs Integrated Professional Master in UCAS code RR59 Latin and Spanish BA 4yrs Languages degrees: UCAS code QR64 European Studies and a Modern Language (Spanish) A-level AAA BA 4yrs Linguistics and Portuguese BA 4yrs IB 37 (666 at higher level) UCAS code RR49 UCAS code QR15 French and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs French and Portuguese BA 4yrs Linguistics and Spanish BA 4yrs UCAS code RRC4 UCAS code RR15 UCAS code QR14 French and Spanish BA 4yrs German and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs UCAS code RR14 Modern Language and Business and Management UCAS code RRF4 (Portuguese) BA 4yrs UCAS code NR15 192 S
Italian and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs WHAT YOU STUDY UCAS code RRH4 WHY MANCHESTER? Year 1: Gain linguistic accuracy and expertise in one or Russian and Spanish IPML 4/5/6yrs • 98% for teaching satisfaction in Spanish, more languages, and the ability to read and analyse and UCAS code RR47 Portuguese and Latin American Studies discuss a range of materials. Study broad-based content (National Student Survey 2014) and cover a wide range of skills and topics related to the Spanish and Chinese IPML 4/5/6yrs cultures whose languages you study (and to your other UCAS code TR14 • Long, distinguished history in teaching non-language subject, where applicable). Spanish and Portuguese; Spanish and Japanese IPML 4/5/6yrs Year 2: Prepare for the challenges of your year abroad • We also offer Catalan UCAS code RT4F with a core language course unit that aims to turn you into a convincing speaker of your chosen language/s. For more on IPML degrees see Joint Modern Languages Choose options in other aspects of your subjects, eg in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies is a literature, film, history, culture, or linguistics. You might also be interested in English Literature and truly global unit, with specialisms covering regions in Creative Writing, European Studies, History, History of Art Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, as well as the and Visual Studies, Joint Modern Languages, Linguistics Iberian Peninsula. We teach Spanish, Portuguese and and English Language, Modern Languages Catalan and cover a wide range of topics including film, renaissance culture, postcolonial writing, gender studies Find out more and Latin American history.
www.manchester.ac.uk/splas We work closely with the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (www.manchester.ac.uk/alc/ @splasmanchester subjects/splas/research/centres/clacs) and have
. . strong links with the Instituto Cervantes /splasmanchester (www.manchester.cervantes.es) in Manchester city centre.
Contact details e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)161 275 3211
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Year 3: Live abroad under approved conditions, with SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES our support. See: www.manchester.ac.uk/alc/ subjects/languages/residenceabroad As well as expertise in one or two world languages, you’ll develop highly advanced cultural competence and Year 4: Focus on essay writing, advanced translation and communication skills. complex oral work in your core language, involving discussion of texts, debates and presentations. You Recent jobs obtained by our graduates include Editor could specialise in areas of particular interest via optional of Bloomberg BRIEF at Bloomberg LP in Hong Kong, course units, and opt to write a dissertation on a subject and Writer/Researcher at Chambers and Partners. of your choice.
More than 75% of our teaching staff in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies are expert native speakers.
194 T TEXTILES
Typical offer Retailing is a dynamic sector with growing employment WHY MANCHESTER? opportunities for graduates. There is a growing demand A-level AAB-ABB for professionals within global retailing organisations IB 35-33 • All courses accredited by The Textile who can combine awareness of design and fashion with Institute the necessary retail and management skills. Textile Science and Technology BSc 3yrs UCAS code JJ49 • Strong links with industry and an outstanding graduate placement record WHAT YOU STUDY Fashion Buying and Merchandising BSc 3yrs over many years UCAS code 6G49 Our courses reflect the diverse nature of fashion and • Annual ‘Made in Manchester’ event textiles at Manchester. All are underpinned by core units Fashion Management BSc 3yrs promotes student placements and in textile science and technology, providing you with key UCAS code 3M89 graduate opportunities in the competitive skills in spinning, knitting, weaving, colouration and field of fashion, attracting large and textile testing. This understanding of the fundamental Fashion Marketing BSc 3yrs prestigious companies such as Next, properties of textile products gives you a huge UCAS code 3S61 Tommy Hilfiger and Arcadia advantage in the job market.
Fashion Retail BSc 3yrs Our Textile Science and Technology degree gives you a UCAS code 6U72 The dynamic nature of today’s global fashion and textiles fundamental understanding of fibre, yarn and fabric industries requires graduates with a wide range of skills manufacture, textile science and an introduction to You might also be interested in Business and who are highly creative and flexible. Fabrics have to be textile management in Year 1. In Years 2 and 3, you’ll Management, Materials Science designed, then created. Textile design, manufacturing develop management skills and a deeper understanding and testing is a complex science; demand for of textile science and technology through a combination Find out more increasingly functional, comfortable and affordable of lectures and projects. fabrics is driving innovation in textile technologies www.manchester.ac.uk/materials and production. Our four Fashion courses all follow a common first year with course units such as fashion marketing and retail, Designers and design managers have crucial roles in fashion function and aesthetics, garment technology Contact details turning textiles into profitable clothing. These creative and management for the apparel pipeline. You’ll study people use cutting-edge computer-aided design and your chosen specialism in subsequent years of study. e: [email protected] multimedia systems to meet (or make) consumer t: +44 (0)161 306 4360 demands. They must provide the marketplace with the All our courses are available with a year of Industrial right designs at the right time and price. Awareness of Experience or Study Abroad. technical, commercial, marketing and fashion aspects of the industry is essential.
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SKILLS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Our Textile Science and Technology graduates either progress to research and manufacturing sectors of You’ll develop many skills that are easily transferrable and traditional textile firms, or work on technical textiles and highly desirable by employers, including data analysis, composites, which are increasingly used in areas as forecasting, management and marketing, as well as key diverse as the automotive industry and medical skills in textile technology. technologies. Companies that have recently employed our graduates include Marks and Spencer, Speedo, Nike, Graduates of our Fashion courses go into both the Hugo Boss, Heathcoat Fabrics, Autoliv AB, Clear Edge manufacturing and retail sectors of the textile and Filtration, Unilever, The British Museum, Clariant and clothing industry as designers, design managers, Heimbach. selectors, buyers, stylists and producers. Companies that have recently employed our graduates include Marks and Spencer, Gap, Next, Paul Smith, John Lewis, Benetton, Laura Ashley, Matalan, DAKS Simpson and BHS. “I gained so many transferable skills, including team working, presentation skills, market analysis, personal reflection and how to create an e-commerce website. These proved invaluable when it came to finding a job. The commercial knowledge and analytical skills I developed gave me a great overview of the fashion industry, and I gained relevant and up-to-date knowledge, which I could draw on in my interviews.”
Kate Pascoe, BSc (Hons) Management and Marketing of Fashion Textiles
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Applyingto Manchester
Meeting our entry requirements English language requirements Our entry requirements ensure you are suitably prepared At Manchester we deliver our teaching, assessment and We welcome talented students from to follow your course at Manchester. student support in English. You therefore must be able all backgrounds to Manchester, who to demonstrate your proficiency in written and spoken Whichever course you choose, you should normally be English to the general standard that we require, and to have achieved excellence in a wide able to demonstrate a broad general education, including the specific entry requirements of the course you are range of UK and international acceptable levels of literacy and numeracy equivalent to applying for. If you need a Tier 4 visa to study with us, at least grade C in GCSE English Language and you must also meet UK Visas and Immigration's English qualifications. Mathematics. language requirements. Entry requirements vary from course to course. For some For admission to most of our courses, you will need at courses, compulsory subject requirements may apply. least GCSE English Language (grade C or above), or an You’ll find basic entry requirements for each course in the International English Language Testing (IELTS) average A-Z course index at the back of this prospectus; however, score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each for full and detailed entry requirements, please search for component. For more linguistically demanding courses your course on our website, or in the UCAS entry profiles: (eg Law, Management, Medicine), our requirements are higher. www.manchester.ac.uk www.ucas.com As well as GCSE English language and IELTS, we accept a number of different English language qualifications. To check the acceptability of your qualifications, International qualifications email our International Development Team: If you have qualifications from outside the UK and [email protected] want to know whether or not we accept them for entry to Manchester, please email our International Timing your English language test Development Team: If you are an international applicant intending to submit [email protected] a secure English language test as evidence of your proficiency, please note that certain tests (including IELTS, We periodically review the qualifications we accept. CAE and PTE) must be taken no earlier than two years We will, however, maintain consistent entry before the start of your course at Manchester. requirements during an admissions cycle.
198 • 1 September and 15 January (home students) • 1 September and 30 June (EU/international students) For places on Medicine and Dentistry courses, submit your application between 1 September and 15 October. If you submit your application before the relevant closing date, it will be considered equally against the stated entry requirements and in the context of the number of available places. We consider late applications only for courses where places are still available. Our UCAS code is M20 MANU. Applicants with additional support needs We welcome applications from people with additional support needs arising from a long-term medical condition, disability, mental health difficulty, or specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia or dyspraxia. We will consider your application on exactly the same academic grounds as other applications. Returning to education • Contact our Disability Support Office (DSO) when you apply, for advice on our support, and help You may wish to begin a degree course after a break from English language support before you applying for the Disabled Students’ Allowance. start your degree formal study. We will welcome your application – and we Our University Language Centre offers English recognise that standard selection measures and procedures • Indicate your disability on your UCAS application; language courses to help you before you start your may not enable you to fully demonstrate your suitability. this will make the DSO aware of you and we can offer you support as early as possible. degree: Our admissions officers will seek and consider alternative • English for University Study – general and evidence in order to give you equivalent consideration. • You could visit us before applying, to decide academic English, plus IELTS preparation Should they deem this evidence to be acceptable, we whether Manchester is right for you. (available throughout the year, September to may be able to vary our standard academic entry September) requirements. It is, however, very useful to start a degree e: [email protected] course with relevant study skills and knowledge, and t +44 (0)161 275 7512 • English for Personal and Professional Study www.manchester.ac.uk/dso – general and business English (available many subject areas require evidence that you have recently engaged in formal study. throughout the year, September to September) Care leavers • Intensive pre-sessional English courses – How to apply If you’re a care leaver, we may be able to help you with academic English (20, 10, 5 and 3-week You must apply for your preferred course/s via UCAS. For your application (and if you need support during your courses, April to September) full details, see: studies). Contact us at any time in complete confidence – To further develop your English language skills, we www.ucas.com email [email protected]. also offer part-time support during your degree. www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/ See page 33 for details. For places on courses starting the following September applications www.manchester.ac.uk/ulc (except Medicine and Dentistry), submit your application to UCAS between: 199 Next steps
Planning your finances Student fees UK government tuition fee loans In 2015 we charged a headline fee of £9,000 per annum. UK students can apply for tuition fee loans from the Managing your own budget can be a Please note that this may rise for 2016 in line with the government, which you only repay after you leave daunting prospect, especially if you’re government fees cap. university and start to earn enough. Monthly repayments are a set percentage of your earnings over £21,000 and leaving home for the first time – but Remember, you don’t have to pay your fees up-front. UK are not related to how much you owe in total. you can get plenty of information and students can also get a tuition fee loan – see below. Salaries and typical repayment rates advice to help you. Cost of living Living in one of the UK’s major cities needn’t be as expensive as you might imagine. Here’s a breakdown of Salary Monthly Approximate typical student spending in Manchester: (before tax) salary monthly repayment £18,000 £1,500 £0 Estimated costs over 40 weeks (based on 2014/15 figures) £21,000 £1,750 £0 £24,000 £2,000 £23 Accommodation* £4,850 £27,000 £2,250 £45 £30,000 £2,500 £68 Meals £1,495 £36,000 £3,000 £113 Books £415 £40,000 £3,333 £143 Clothes £415 • If your salary drops below £21,000 at any point, you Transport £540 cease to repay your loan until your earnings rise above this amount again Other £1,540 • Repayments are usually made automatically through Total £9,255 the tax system
*For catered accommodation (breakfast and an evening • Any outstanding amounts will be written off after meal on weekdays) add approximately £300 to the total. 30 years 200 Applying for financial support If you’re eligible for NHS funding, you may not receive Fully committed to attracting and supporting the very University of Manchester bursaries. best students we believe in entry based on merit, rather Find out how to apply for an NHS bursary: than on ability to pay. We’re one of the leading Russell www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students Group universities for welcoming talented students to higher education from less-advantaged families and Financial support for disabled students neighbourhoods, and are proud to offer a generous UK students can access Disabled Students’ Allowances package of financial support. for study-related disability support. Our Disability Support Office (DSO) can help you to apply. Personal care support for UK students should be funded Thank you so much. Getting the by your home local services department. If you’re an Manchester bursary completely international student, you must ensure that you have changed life at university sufficient funding for your personal care needs. Contact for me! our DSO for details of how much this might cost. Rebecca Brookson, MGeog The Natalie Kate Moss Trust provides a limited number of scholarships for students who have had a brain injury, for example from a stroke or haemorrhage. Bursaries and scholarships UK government maintenance loans Find out more: and grants These are awards from The University of Manchester that e: [email protected] you do not need to repay. They are in addition to any www.manchester.ac.uk/dso As well as the tuition fee loan, full-time UK students can government support packages that you may also be apply for maintenance loans to help with expenses such entitled to. Financial support throughout your degree as accommodation, food and bills. At the time of going to print, we do not have full and We don’t want you to worry about money during your You may also be eligible for a maintenance grant, which final details on the scholarships and bursaries available time at Manchester. If you run into difficulties or want does not have to be repaid. for 2016 entry. This information will be released online in some advice, you’ll find plenty of support available for spring 2015, at: you to talk through this and any other personal concern. www.manchester.ac.uk/studentfinance Find out more about UK government support See page 32 for details on personal support. All of the UK: www.gov.uk/studentfinance Our Faculties and Schools also offer scholarships for Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk students on certain courses. Check the course pages of Our Students’ Union supported 1,503 students on a Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk this prospectus for details, or the course listings on our range of finance, academic, housing and well-being Scotland: www.saas.gov.uk website. cases in 2013/14 – and saved them a total of £112,880. NHS financial support If you undertake an NHS-funded course, you will qualify for an NHS bursary. As well as having your fees paid by www.manchester.ac.uk/studentfinance the NHS you will receive a minimum bursary of £1,000. The total amount that you will qualify for depends on your level of household income.
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Assessing your application
When we receive your application, we’ll consider it Fair admissions via contextual data against your course entry requirements. Where places are Our applicants come from diverse educational, Because we want the most able limited, we offer them to eligible applicants who best professional and personal backgrounds. We consider any students from all sections of society, meet our selection criteria, and whom our admissions exceptional circumstances or personal barriers to learning staff judge to have most potential to benefit from the that you may have faced, and recognise that in some we seek as much information as course and to contribute both to the academic School such cases standard selection measures and procedures possible about you during the and our University. may not enable you to fully demonstrate your suitability admissions process. We consider all Methods of assessing applications vary between courses, for a Manchester course. but may include your prior and predicted academic applications against our entry You might come from an area where few people go to achievement, references, personal or supporting university, have attended a school or college that requirements; however, we also take statements, interview performance and aptitude tests. generally achieves lower than average results, be other information into account. Regrettably, as many of our courses receive several returning to education after a break from formal study or applications for each available place, we cannot offer have experienced personal problems at a crucial point in places to all applicants, even if you meet the academic your educational career. entry requirements. You can flag up such information using what is called Find out more about the selection procedures for each of ‘contextual data’, or by making such information our courses on our website, or in the UCAS entry profiles: available through your referee, school, or college. www.manchester.ac.uk Our admissions officers in our academic Schools may also www.ucas.com contact you directly to request and consider alternative evidence, in order to give you fair consideration. Find out more about our use of contextual data: www.manchester.ac.uk/contextualdata
202 Offers and examination results Receiving an offer Accepting your place An offer of a place on a course at Manchester is subject You must be clear about your offer’s terms and Accepting a place at Manchester means you agree to to you meeting the academic and any other conditions conditions. If you are in any doubt, contact the academic comply with the rules and regulations under which our set out in the formal offer from UCAS. School running your course for confirmation before you University and students must operate. We will provide accept our offer. The School will advise you if you need to you with details of these when we make you an offer. • If you have already satisfied academic entry satisfy any other requirements (eg passing a criminal requirements, we will likely make you an unconditional records check, demonstrating medical fitness to study The principles underpinning our rules and regulations are offer and/or practise). set out in our University’s statutes, ordinances and www.manchester.ac.uk/receiving-ug-offer regulations, full details of which are available online: • If you are yet to take examinations, our offer will be www.manchester.ac.uk/governance conditional upon the achievement of a specified level of performance in your examinations For our full admissions policy… Our student admissions, recruitment and selection policy gives more information on the key principles of our recruitment, admissions and widening participation activities. You can find it online at: www.manchester.ac.uk/admissionspolicy
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 68 Accounting (3 years) [BSc] N400 AAA 37 68 Accounting and Finance (3 Years) [BAEcon] NN43 AAB 35 68,102 Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 years) [BSc] N401 AAA 37 68 Economics and Finance (3 Years) [BAEcon] LN13 AAB 35 68,102 Finance (3 Years) [BAEcon] N300 AAB 35 68,102 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING 70 Aerospace Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H400 AAB 35 70 Aerospace Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H402 AAA 37 70 Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] H406 AAA 37 70 Aerospace Engineering with Management (4 Years) [MEng] H4ND AAA 37 70 AMERICAN STUDIES 72 American Studies (3 Years) [BA] T701 ABB 34 72 English Literature and American Studies (3 Years) [BA] QT37 AAB 35 72,110 History and American Studies (3 Years) [BA] VT17 AAB 35 72,124 ARABIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES 74 Arabic and a Modern European Language (4 Years) [BA] RT81 ABB-BBB 34-32 74 Arabic Studies (4 Years) [BA] T624 ABB-BBB 34-31 74 English Language and Arabic (4 Years) [BA] QT34 ABB-BBB 34-32 74,146 History and Arabic (4 Years) [BA] VT33 ABB 34 74,124 Linguistics and Arabic (4 Years) [BA] QT33 ABB-BBB 34-32 74,146 Middle Eastern Studies (3 Years) [BA] T601 ABB-BBB 34-31 74 Modern Language and Business and Management (Arabic) (4 Years) [BA] TN61 ABB-BBB 34-31 74 ARCHAEOLOGY 76 Ancient History and Archaeology (3 Years) [BA] VV14 ABB-BBB 34-31 76 Archaeology (3 Years) [BA] V400 ABB-BBB 34-31 76 Archaeology and Anthropology (3 Years) [BA] VL46 ABB-BBB 34-31 76 Archaeology and Art History (3 years) [BA] VV43 ABB-BBB 33-32 76,126 ARCHITECTURE 78 Architecture (3 Years) [BA] K100 AAA 37 78
206 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 80 Business Studies (3 Years) [BAEcon] N100 AAB 35 80,102 Business Studies and Economics (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL11 AAB 35 80,102 Business Studies and Politics (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL12 AAB 35 80,102,178 Business Studies and Sociology (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL13 AAB 35 80,102 International Business, Finance and Economics (3 Years) [BSc] N1N3 AAB 35 80 International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] N1N4 AAB 35 80 International Management (4 Years) [BSc] N247 AAB 35 80 International Management with American Business Studies (4 Years) [BSc] N2T7 AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (3 Years) [BSc] GN51 AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] GN5C AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (Accounting) (3 Years) [BSc] GN54 AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (Accounting) with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] GN5D AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (Strategy and Economics) (3 Years) [BSc] GN56 AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (Strategy and Economics) with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] GN55 AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (Marketing) (3 Years) [BSc] GN53 AAB 35 80 Information Technology Management for Business (Marketing) with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] GN52 AAB 35 80 Management (3 Years) [BSc] N201 AAB 35 80 Management with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] N203 AAB 35 80 Management (Accounting and Finance) (3 Years) [BSc] NN24 AAB 35 80 Management (Accounting and Finance) with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] NN25 AAB 35 80 Management (Human Resources) (3 Years) [BSc] N600 AAB 35 80 Management (Human Resources) with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] N601 AAB 35 80 Management (Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship) (3 Years) [BSc] N200 AAB 35 80 Management (Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship) with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] N202 AAB 35 80 Management (International Business Economics) (3 Years) [BSc] N246 AAB 35 80 Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] N248 AAB 35 80 Management (International Studies) (3 Years) [BSc] N120 AAB 35 80 Management (International Studies) with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] N121 AAB 35 80 Management (Marketing) (3 Years) [BSc] N2N5 AAB 35 80 Management (Marketing) with Industrial Experience (4 years) [BSc] N2N6 AAB 35 81
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 84 Chemical Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H800 AAA 37 84 Chemical Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H801 AAA 37 84 Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment (4 Years) [MEng] H8F4 AAA 37 84 Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [MEng] H803 A*AA 39 84 Chemical Engineering with Study in Europe (4 Years) [MEng] H810 AAA 37 84 CHEMISTRY 86 Chemistry (3 Years) [BSc] F100 AAB 35 86 Chemistry (4 Years) [MChem] F109 AAA 36 86 Chemistry with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [MChem] F101 AAA 36 86 Chemistry with International Study (4 Years) [MChem] F104 AAA 36 86 Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (3 Years) [BSc] F150 AAB 35 86 Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (4 Years) [MChem] F152 AAA 36 86 CHINESE 88 Chinese and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] TT12 ABB 34 88,132 Chinese and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] TQ11 ABB 34 88,146 Chinese Studies (4 Years) [BA] T100 ABB 34 88 English Language and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] QT31 ABB 34 88,146 French and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT11 ABB 34 88,117 German and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT21 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,122 Italian and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT31 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,130 Modern Language and Business and Management (Chinese) (4 Years) [BA] NT11 ABB-BBB 34-32 88 Portuguese and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT51 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,192 Russian and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT71 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,184 Spanish and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT41 ABB 34 88,192 Chinese - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: Chinese and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TT1F AAA 37 88,132 French and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR11 AAA 37 88,117 German and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR12 AAA 37 88,122 Italian and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR13 AAA 37 88,130 Russian and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR17 AAA 37 88,184 Spanish and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR14 AAA 37 88,193
208 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE CIVIL ENGINEERING 90 Civil Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H200 AAB 35 90 Civil Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H201 AAA 37 90 Civil and Structural Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H220 AAA 37 90 Civil Engineering (Enterprise) (4 Years) [MEng] H204 AAA 37 90 Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] H207 AAA 37 90 CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY 92 Ancient History (3 Years) [BA] V110 ABB-BBB 34-31 92 Classical Studies (3 Years) [BA] Q810 ABB-BBB 34-31 92 Classics (3 Years) [BA] Q800 ABB-BBB 34-31 92 Latin and English Literature (3 Years) [BA] QQ36 ABB 33 92 Latin and Italian (4 Years) [BA] QR63 ABB-BBB 33-31 92 Latin and Linguistics (3 Years) [BA] QQ61 ABB-BBB 34-31 92 Latin and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR64 ABB-BBB 33-32 92 Latin with French (4 Years) [BA] Q6R1 ABB 33-32 92 COMPUTER SCIENCE 94 Artificial Intelligence (3 Years) [BSc] G700 AAA 37 94 Artificial Intelligence (4 Years) [MEng] G702 A*AA 38 94 Artificial Intelligence with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] G701 AAA 37 94 Artificial Intelligence with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] G703 A*AA 38 94 Computer Science (3 Years) [BSc] G400 AAA 37 94 Computer Science (4 Years) [MEng] G401 A*AA 38 94 Computer Science with Business and Management (3 Years) [BSc] G4N2 AAA 37 94 Computer Science with Business and Management with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] GNK1 AAA 37 94 Computer Science with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] G405 AAA 37 94 Computer Science with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] I100 A*AA 38 94 Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) (3 Years) [BSc] I140 AAA 37 94 Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) (4 Years) [MEng] I142 A*AA 38 94 Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] I141 AAA 37 94 Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] I143 A*AA 38 94 Computer Science and Mathematics (3 Years) [BSc] GG14 AAA 37 94 Computer Science and Mathematics with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] GG41 AAA 37 94 Computer Systems Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] HH66 AAA 37 94
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Computer Systems Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] GH4P A*AA 38 94 Computer Systems Engineering with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BEng] HHQ6 AAA 37 94 Computer Systems Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] H650 A*AA 38 94 Software Engineering (3 Years) [BSc] GG6K AAA 37 94 Software Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] GG64 A*AA 38 94 Software Engineering with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] G603 AAA 37 94 Software Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] I300 A*AA 38 94 DENTISTRY 97 Dentistry (first-year entry) (5 Years) [BDS] A206 AAA 37 97 Dentistry (pre-dental entry) (6 Years) [BDS] A204 AAA 36 97 Oral Health Science (3 Years) [BSc] B840 ABB 30 97 DRAMA 98 Drama (3 Years) [BA] W400 AAB 35 98 Drama and English Literature (3 Years) [BA] WQ4H AAB 35 98,110 Drama and Screen Studies (3 Years) [BA] WW46 AAB-BBB 36-31 98 Music and Drama (3 Years) [BA] WW34 AAB 36-35 161 EARTH SCIENCES AND GEOLOGY 100 Earth Sciences (4 Years) [MEarthSci] F640 AAB 35 100 Environmental and Resource Geology (3 Years) [BSc] F630 ABB 33 100 Geochemistry (3 Years) [BSc] F670 ABB 33 100 Geography and Geology (3 Years) [BSc] FF68 ABB 33 100 Geography and Geology with a year abroad (4 years) [BSc] FF86 AAB 35 100 Geology (3 Years) [BSc] F600 ABB 33 100 Geology with Planetary Science (3 Years) [BSc] F6F5 ABB 33 100 Geology with Planetary Science (4 Years) [MEarthSci] F6FM AAB 35 100 ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL STUDIES 102 Accounting and Finance (3 Years) [BAEcon] NN43 AAB 35 68,102 Business Studies (3 Years) [BAEcon] N100 AAB 35 80,102 Business Studies and Economics (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL11 AAB 35 80,102 Business Studies and Politics (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL12 AAB 35 80,102 Business Studies and Sociology (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL13 AAB 35 80,102,190 Development Studies (3 Years) [BAEcon] L900 AAB 35 102
210 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Economics (3 Years) [BAEcon] L100 AAB 35 102 Economics and Finance (3 Years) [BAEcon] LN13 AAB 35 68,102 Economics and Philosophy (3 Years) [BAEcon] LV15 AAB 35 102 Economics and Politics (3 Years) [BAEcon] LL12 AAB 35 102,178 Economics and Sociology (3 Years) [BAEcon] LL13 AAB 35 102,190 Finance (3 Years) [BAEcon] N300 AAB 35 68,102 ECONOMICS 104 Economics (3 Years) [BEconSc] L102 AAB 35 104 ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING 106 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H600 AAB 35 106 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H605 AAA 37 106 Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BEng] H606 AAB 35 106 Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] H601 AAA 37 106 Electronic Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H610 AAB 35 106 Electronic Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H614 AAA 37 106 Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BEng] H613 AAB 35 106 Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] H615 AAA 37 106 Mechatronic Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] HH36 AAB 35 106 Mechatronic Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] HHH6 AAA 37 106 Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BEng] HH63 AAB 35 106 Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] HHP3 AAA 37 106 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR EDUCATION 108 English Language for Education (3 Years) [BA] X3Q1 AAB-BBB 35-31 108 ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CREATIVE WRITING 110 Drama and English Literature (3 Years) [BA] WQ4H AAB 35 98,110 English Literature (3 Years) [BA] Q320 AAA-AAB 37-35 110 English Literature with Creative Writing (3 Years) [BA] Q3W8 AAA-AAB 37-35 110 English Literature and American Studies (3 Years) [BA] QT37 AAB 35 72,110 English Literature and Linguistics (3 Years) [BA] QQ13 AAB 35 110,146 English Literature and a Modern Language (French) (4 Years) [BA] RQ13 AAB 35 110,117 English Literature and a Modern Language (German) (4 Years) [BA] RQ23 ABB 34 110,122 English Literature and a Modern Language (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] RQ33 ABB 34 110,130
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE English Literature and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] QR35 ABB 34 110,192 English Literature and a Modern Language (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] RQ73 ABB 34 110,184 English Literature and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RQ43 AAB 35 110,192 Latin and English Literature (3 Years) [BA] QQ36 ABB 33 92 ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE WITH AN INTEGRATED FOUNDATION YEAR 112 Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year (4/5 Years) H108 Students will be accepted 112 Science with an Integrated Foundation Year (4/5 Years) F008 from a range of academic 112 backgrounds. Each applications is considered on an individual basis ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 114 Environmental Science (3 Years) [BSc] F850 ABB 33 114 Environmental Science with Industrial Experience (4 Years) [BSc] F75Z AAB 35 114 Environmental Science with a year abroad (4 Years) [BSc] F750 AAB 35 114 EUROPEAN STUDIES 116 European Studies and a Modern Language (French) (4 Years) [BA] RR19 ABB 34 116,117 European Studies and a Modern Language (German) (4 Years) [BA] RR29 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,122 European Studies and a Modern Language (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] RR39 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,130 European Studies and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] RR59 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,192 European Studies and a Modern Language (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] RR97 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,184 European Studies and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RR49 ABB 34 116,192 FRENCH 117 English Language and French (4 Years) [BA] QR31 ABB 34 117,146 English Literature and a Modern Language (French) (4 Years) [BA] RQ13 AAB 35 110,117 European Studies and a Modern Language (French) (4 Years) [BA] RR19 ABB 34 116,117 French Studies (4 Years) [BA] R110 ABB 34-32 117 French and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT11 ABB 34 88,117 French and German (4 Years) [BA] RR12 ABB 34-32 117,122 French and Italian (4 Years) [BA] RR13 ABB 34-32 117,130 French and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT12 ABB 34 117,132 French and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] RQ11 ABB 34 117,146 French and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR15 ABB 34-32 117,192 French and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RR17 ABB 34-32 117,184
212 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE French and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR14 ABB 34 117,192 History and French (4 Years) [BA] VR11 AAB 35 117,124 History of Art and a Modern Language (French) (4 Years) [BA] RV13 ABB 34 117,126 Latin with French (4 Years) [BA] Q6R1 ABB 33-32 92,117 Modern Language and Business and Management (French) (4 Years) [BA] NR11 ABB 34 117 French - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR11 AAA 37 88,117 French and German (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC2 AAA 37 117,122 French and Italian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC3 AAA 37 117,130 French and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT1F AAA 37 117,132 French and Russian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC7 AAA 37 117,184 French and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC4 AAA 37 117,192 GEOGRAPHY 120 Geography (3 Years) [BA] L700 AAB 35 120 Geography (3 Years) [BSc] F802 AAB 35 120 Geography with International Study (4 years) [BA] LF78 AAA 37 120 Geography with International Study (4 years) [BSc] FL87 AAA 37 120 Geography (Integrated Master’s) (4 years) [MGeog/GIM] F800 AAA 37 120 Geography (Integrated Master’s) with International Development (4 years) [MGeog/GIM] D320 AAA 37 120 Geography (Integrated Master’s) with Planning (4 years) [MGeog/GIM] F801 AAA 37 120 GERMAN 122 English Language and German (4 Years) [BA] QR32 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,146 English Literature and a Modern Language (German) (4 Years) [BA] RQ23 ABB 34 110,122 European Studies and a Modern Language (German) (4 Years) [BA] RR29 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,122 French and German (4 Years) [BA] RR12 ABB 34-32 117,122 German Studies (4 Years) [BA] R210 BBB 31 122 German and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT21 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,122 German and Italian (4 Years) [BA] RR23 BBB 31 122,130 German and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT22 ABB 34 122,132 German and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] RQ21 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,146 German and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR25 BBB 31 122,192 German and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RR27 BBB 31 122,184 German and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR24 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,192
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE History and German (4 Years) [BA] VR12 ABB 34 122,124 History of Art and a Modern Language (German) (4 Years) [BA] RV23 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,126 Modern Language and Business and Management (German) (4 Years) [BA] NR12 AAB-BBB 34-32 122 German - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and German (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC2 AAA 37 117,122 German and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR12 AAA 37 88,122 German and Italian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF3 AAA 37 122,130 German and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT2F AAA 37 122,132 German and Russian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF7 AAA 37 122,184 German and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF4 AAA 37 122,192 HISTORY 124 History (3 Years) [BA] V100 AAA-AAB 37 124 History and American Studies (3 Years) [BA] VT17 AAB 35 72,124 History and Arabic (4 Years) [BA] VT33 ABB 34 74,124 History and French (4 Years) [BA] VR11 AAB 35 117,124 History and German (4 Years) [BA] VR12 ABB 34 122,124 History and Italian (4 Years) [BA] RV31 ABB 34 124,130 History and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RV51 ABB 34 124,192 History and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RV71 ABB 34 124,184 History and Sociology (3 Years) [BA] VL13 ABB 34 124 History and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] VR14 AAB 35 124,192 History with Integrated Master’s (4 Years) [MHist] V101 AAA-AAB 37-35 124 Modern History with Economics (3 Years) [BA] V136 ABB 34 124 Politics and Modern History (3 Years) [BA] VL12 AAB-ABB• 35-34 124 HISTORY OF ART AND VISUAL STUDIES 126 Archaeology and Art History (3 years) [BA] VV43 ABB-BBB 33-32 76,126 History of Art (3 Years) [BA] V360 ABB-BBB 34-31 126 History of Art and a Modern Language (French) (4 Years) [BA] RV13 ABB 34 117,126 History of Art and a Modern Language (German) (4 Years) [BA] RV23 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,126 History of Art and a Modern Language (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] RV33 ABB-BBB 34-32 126,130 History of Art and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] RV53 ABB-BBB 34-32 126,192 History of Art and a Modern Language (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] RV73 ABB-BBB 34-32 126,184 History of Art and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RV43 ABB 34 126,192
214 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE HUMAN COMMUNICATION 128 Healthcare Science (Audiology) (3 years) [BSc] B611 ABB 34-33 128 Speech and Language Therapy (4 Years) [BSc] B620 AAB 35 128 ITALIAN 130 English Language and Italian (4 Years) [BA] QR33 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,146 English Literature and a Modern Language (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] RQ33 ABB 34 110,130 European Studies and a Modern Language (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] RR39 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,130 French and Italian (4 Years) [BA] RR13 ABB 34-32 117,130 German and Italian (4 Years) [BA] RR23 BBB 31• 122,130 History and Italian (4 Years) [BA] RV31 ABB 34 124,130 History of Art and a Modern Language (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] RV33 ABB-BBB 34 -32 126,130 Italian and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT31 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,130 Italian and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT32 ABB 34 130,132 Italian and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] RQ31 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,146 Italian and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR35 BBB 31 130,192 Italian Studies (4 Years) [BA] R300 BBB 31 130 Italian and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RR37 BBB 31 130,184 Italian and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR34 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,192 Latin and Italian (4 Years) [BA] QR63 ABB-BBB 33-31 92,130 Modern Language and Business and Management (Italian) (4 Years) [BA] NR13 AAB-BBB 34-32 130 Italian - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and Italian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC3 AAA 37 117,130 German and Italian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF3 AAA 37 122,130 Italian and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR13 AAA 37 88,130 Italian and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT3F AAA 37 130,132 Italian and Russian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRH7 AAA 37 130,184 Italian and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRH4 AAA 37 130,192 JAPANESE 132 Chinese and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] TT12 ABB 34 88,132 English Language and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] QT32 ABB 34 132,146 French and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT12 ABB 34 117,132 German and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT22 ABB 34 122,132 Italian and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT32 ABB 34 130,132
• Specific grades may be required in certain areas, please check: www.manchester.ac.uk/ug/courses 215 Course index
SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Japanese Studies (4 Years) [BA] T200 ABB 34 132 Linguistics and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] QT12 ABB 34 132,146 Modern Language and Business and Management (Japanese) (4 Years) [BA] TN92 ABB 34 132 Portuguese and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] TR25 ABB 34 132,192 Russian and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT72 ABB 34 132,184 Spanish and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT42 ABB 34 132,192 Japanese - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: Chinese and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TT1F AAA 37 88,132 French and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT1F AAA 37 117,132 German and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT2F AAA 37 122,132 Italian and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT3F AAA 37 130,132 Russian and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT7F AAA 37 132,184 Spanish and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT4F AAA 37 132,193 JOINT MODERN LANGUAGES 134 LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY 137 Criminology (3 Years) [BA] M901 ABB 33 137 Law (3 Years) [LLB] M100 AAA 37 137 Law with Criminology (3 Years) [LLB] M1M9 AAB 35 137 Law with Politics (3 Years) [BA] M1L2 AAB 35 137 Law with Politics (3 Years) [LLB] LM21 AAB 35 137 LIFE SCIENCES 140 Anatomical Sciences (3 Years) [BSc] B110 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Anatomical Sciences with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] B114 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Anatomical Sciences with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] B111 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biochemistry (3 Years) [BSc] C700 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biochemistry with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C705 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biochemistry with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C701 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biology (3 Years) [BSc] C100 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C106 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C101 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biology with Science and Society (3 Years) [BSc] C1V3 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biology with Science and Society with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C1L3 AAA-ABB 37-33 140
216 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Biomedical Sciences (3 Years) [BSc] B940 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biomedical Sciences with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] B9R9 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biomedical Sciences with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] B941 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biotechnology (3 Years) [BSc] C560 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Biotechnology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C561 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Cell Biology (3 Years) [BSc] C130 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Cell Biology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C132 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Cell Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C131 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology (3 Years) [BSc] BC18 AAA-ABB 37-33 140,181 Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] BCC8 AAA-ABB 37-33 140,181 Developmental Biology (3 Years) [BSc] C141 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Developmental Biology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C1R9 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Developmental Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C143 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Genetics (3 Years) [BSc] C400 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Genetics with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C402 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Genetics with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C401 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Life Sciences (3 Years) [BSc] C102 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Life Sciences with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C103 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Life Sciences with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C105 AAA-ABB 37-33 140 Medical Biochemistry (3 Years) [BSc] C724 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Medical Biochemistry with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C741 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Microbiology (3 Years) [BSc] C500 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Microbiology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C502 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Microbiology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C501 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Molecular Biology (3 Years) [BSc] C720 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Molecular Biology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C722 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Molecular Biology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C702 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Neuroscience (3 Years) [BSc] B140 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Neuroscience with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] B144 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Neuroscience with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] B143 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Neuroscience (4 Years) [MNeuroSci] B141 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Pharmacology (3 Years) [BSc] B210 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Pharmacology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] B212 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Pharmacology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] B211 AAA-ABB 37-33 141
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Pharmacology and Physiology (3 Years) [BSc] BB12 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Pharmacology and Physiology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] BBC2 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Physiology (3 Years) [BSc] B120 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Physiology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] B122 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Physiology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] B121 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Plant Science (3 Years) [BSc] C200 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Plant Science with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C201 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Plant Science with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C202 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Zoology (3 Years) [BSc] C300 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Zoology with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] C303 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] C301 AAA-ABB 37-33 141 LIFE SCIENCES WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 145 Life Sciences with a Foundation Year (4/5 Years) C900 Students are accepted 145 from a wide range of back- grounds. Each application is considered individually. LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE 146 Chinese and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] TQ11 ABB 34 88,146 English Language (3 Years) [BA] Q1Q3 AAB 35 146 English Language and Arabic (4 Years) [BA] QT34 ABB-BBB 34-32 74,146 English Language and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] QT31 ABB 34 88,146 English Language and French (4 Years) [BA] QR31 ABB 34 117,146 English Language and German (4 Years) [BA] QR32 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,146 English Language and Italian (4 Years) [BA] QR33 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,146 English Language and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] QT32 ABB 34 132,146 English Language and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RQ53 ABB 34 146,192 English Language and Russian (4 Years) [BA] QR37 ABB-BBB 34-32 146,184 English Language and Screen Studies (3 Years) [BA] QW36 ABB 34 146 English Language and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR34 ABB 34 146,192 English Literature and Linguistics (3 Years) [BA] QQ13 AAB 35 110,146 French and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] RQ11 ABB 34 117,146 German and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] RQ21 ABB-BBB 32-34 122,146 Italian and Linguistics (4 Years) [BA] RQ31 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,146 Latin and Linguistics (3 Years) [BA] QQ61 ABB-BBB 34-31 92
218 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Linguistics (3 Years) [BA] Q100 ABB 34 146 Linguistics and Arabic (4 Years) [BA] QT33 ABB-BBB 34-32 74,146 Linguistics and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] QT12 ABB 34 132,146 Linguistics and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] QR15 ABB-BBB 34-32 146,192 Linguistics and Russian (4 Years) [BA] QR17 ABB-BBB 34-32 146,184 Linguistics and Screen Studies (3 Years) [BA] QW16 ABB 34 146 Linguistics and Social Anthropology (3 Years) [BA] QL16 ABB 34 146 Linguistics and Sociology (3 Years) [BA] QL13 ABB 34 146 Linguistics and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR14 ABB 34 146,192 MANAGEMENT AND LEISURE 148 Management and Leisure (3 Years) [BA] N870 ABB-BBB 34-31 148 MATERIALS SCIENCE 150 Materials Science and Engineering (3 Years) [BSc] J500 AAB 35 150 Materials Science and Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] J501 AAA 37 150 Materials Science and Engineering with Biomaterials (4 Years) [MEng] F201 AAA 37 150 Materials Science and Engineering with Corrosion (4 Years) [MEng] F203 AAA• 37 150 Materials Science and Engineering with Metallurgy (4 Years) [MEng] F200 AAA• 37 150 Materials Science and Engineering with Polymers (4 Years) [MEng] F204 AAA• 37 150 Materials Science and Engineering with Textiles Technology (4 Years) [MEng] F205 AAA• 37 150 MATHEMATICS 152 Actuarial Science and Mathematics (3 years) [BSc] NG31 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics (3 Years) [BSc] G100 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics (4 Years) [MMath] G104 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics and Physics (3 Years) [BSc] FG31 A*A*A 39 152,174 Mathematics and Physics (4 Years) [MMath&Phys] FG3C A**AA 39 152,174 Mathematics and Philosophy (3 Years) [BSc] GV15 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152,172 Mathematics and Statistics (3 Years) [BSc] GGC3 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics and Statistics (4 Years) [MMath] GG13 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics with Business and Management (3 Years) [BSc] G1N2 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics with Finance (3 Years) [BSc] G1N3 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics with Financial Mathematics (3 Years) [BSc] G1NH A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics with Financial Mathematics (4 Years) [MMath] G1NJ A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152 Mathematics with a Modern Language (4 Years) [BSc] G1R9 A*∞AA†-A∞AA† 37 152
• Specific grades may be required in certain areas, please check: www.manchester.ac.uk/ug/courses ∞ Mathematics † including your chosen language 219 Course index
SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 154 Mechanical Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H300 AAB 35 154 Mechanical Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H303 AAA 37 154 Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] H301 AAA 37 154 Mechanical Engineering with Management (3 Years) [BEng] H3N1 AAB 35 154 Mechanical Engineering with Management (4 Years) [MEng] H3ND AAA 37 154 MEDICINE 156 Medicine (5 years) [MBChB] A106 AAA 37 156 Medicine (6 years including foundation year) [MBChB] A104 AAB 35 156 MIDWIFERY 158 Midwifery (3 Years) [BMidwif] B720 AAA-AAB• 34 158 MODERN LANGUAGES 160 MUSIC 161 Music (3 Years) [MusB] W302 AAB• 36-35 161 Music RNCM (4 Years) [MusB and PGDip] 399F AAA 37-35 161 (CUKAS) Music and Drama (3 Years) [BA] WW34 AAB 36-35 161 NURSING 163 Nursing: Adult Nursing (3 Years) [BNurs] B740 BBC 30 163 Nursing: Child Nursing (3 Years) [BNurs] B730 BBB 31 163 Nursing: Mental Health Nursing (3 Years) [BNurs] B762 BBC 30 163 OPTOMETRY 165 Optometry (3 Years) [BSc] B510 AAB 35 165 Optometry (4 Years) [MOptom] B511 AAB 35 165 PETROLEUM ENGINEERING 167 Petroleum Engineering (3 Years) [BEng] H850 AAB 35 167 Petroleum Engineering (4 Years) [MEng] H851 AAA 37 167 PHARMACY 169 Pharmacy (4 Years) [MPharm] B230 AAA-ABB 35 169
220 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE PHARMACY WITH FOUNDATION YEAR 171 Pharmacy with a Foundation Year (5 years) B231 171 The School requires grades AAA-AAB (non sciences), BCC-CDD (contextual). 35-33 points at level 3 for arts-based students. 30-28 points at level 3 for science-based students PHILOSOPHY 172 Economics and Philosophy (3 Years) [BAEcon] LV15 AAB 35 102,172 Mathematics and Philosophy (3 Years) [BSc] GV15 A*∞AA-A∞AA 37 152,172 Philosophy (3 Years) [BA] V500 ABB 34 172 Philosophy and Criminology (3 Years) [BASS] VL53 ABB 34 172,188 Philosophy and Politics (3 years) [BASS] VL52 ABB 34 172,178,188 Philosophy and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] P567 ABB 34 172,188 Physics with Philosophy (3 Years) [BSc] F3V5 A*A*A 39 172,174 Physics with Philosophy (4 Years) [MPhys] F3VM A*A*A 39 172,174 Politics, Philosophy and Economics (3 Years) [BA] LV25 AAB 35 172 Social Anthropology and Philosophy (3 Years) [BASS] LV65 ABB 34 172,188 Sociology and Philosophy (3 Years) [BASS] LV35 ABB 34 172,188,190 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 174 Physics (3 Years) [BSc] F300 A*A*A 39 174 Physics (4 Years) [MPhys] F305 A*A*A 39 174 Physics with Astrophysics (3 Years) [BSc] F3F5 A*A*A 39 174 Physics with Astrophysics (4 Years) [MPhys] F3FA A*A*A 39 174 Physics with Philosophy (3 Years) [BSc] F3V5 A*A*A 39 172,174 Physics with Philosophy (4 Years) [MPhys] F3VM A*A*A 39 172,174 Physics with Study in Europe (4 Years) [MPhys] F301 A*A*A 39 174 Physics with Theoretical Physics (3 Years) [BSc] F345 A*A*A 39 174 Physics with Theoretical Physics (4 Years) [MPhys] F346 A*A*A 39 174 Mathematics and Physics (3 Years) [BSc] FG31 A*A*A 39 152,174 Mathematics and Physics (4 Years) [MMath&Phys] FG3C A*A*A 39 152,174
• Specific grades may be required in certain areas, please check: www.manchester.ac.uk/ug/courses ∞ Mathematics 221 Course index
SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 176 Environmental Management (3 Years) [BA] F851 ABB 34 176 Integrated Masters in Planning with Real Estate (4 Years) [IMPRE] 1G23 ABB 34 176 Master of Planning (4 Years) [MPLAN] K401 ABB 34 176 Urban and Regional Planning (3 Years) [BA] P345 ABB 34 176 Urban Studies (3 Years) [BSc] K421 ABB 34 176 POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 178 Business Studies and Politics (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL12 AAB 35 80,102,178 Economics and Politics (3 Years) [BAEcon] LL12 AAB 35 102,178 Philosophy and Politics (3 years) [BASS] VL52 ABB 34 172,178 Politics and International Relations (3 Years) [BSocSc] L200 AAB 35 178 Politics, Philosophy and Economics (3 Years) [BA] LV25 AAB 35 172,178,180 Politics and Criminology (3 year) [BASS] LM29 ABB 34 178,188 Politics and Modern History (3 Years) [BA] VL12 AAB-ABB 35-34 124 Politics and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] P467 ABB 34 178,188 Politics and Social Anthropology (3 Years) [BASS] LL26 ABB 34 178,188 Politics and Sociology (3 year) [BASS] LL23 ABB 34 178,188 POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS 180 Politics, Philosophy and Economics (3 Years) [BA] LV25 AAB 35 172,178,180 PSYCHOLOGY 181 Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology (3 Years) [BSc] BC18 AAA-ABB 37-33 140,181 Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology with Industrial/Professional Experience (4 Years) [BSc] BCC8 AAA-ABB 37-33 140,181 Psychology (3 Years) [BSc] C800 AAB 35 181 RELIGIONS AND THEOLOGY 182 Comparative Religion and Social Anthropology (3 Years) [BA] VL66 ABB-BBB 34-31 182 Religions and Theology (3 Years) [BA] V600 ABB-BBB 34-31 182 Theological Studies in Philosophy and Ethics (3 years) [BA] V610 ABB-BBB 34-31 182
222 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES 184 English Language and Russian (4 Years) [BA] QR37 ABB-BBB 34-32 184 English Literature and a Modern Language (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] RQ73 ABB 34 110,184 European Studies and a Modern Language (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] RR97 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,184 French and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RR17 ABB 34-32 117,184 German and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RR27 BBB 31 122,184 History and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RV71 ABB 34 124,184 History of Art and a Modern Language (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] RV73 ABB-BBB 34-32 126,184 Italian and Russian (4 Years) [BA] RR37 BBB 31 130,184 Linguistics and Russian (4 Years) [BA] QR17 ABB-BBB 34-32 146,184 Modern Language and Business and Management (Russian) (4 Years) [BA] NR17 AAB-BBB 34-32 184 Russian and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT71 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,184 Russian and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT72 ABB 34 132,184 Russian and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR57 BBB 31 184,192 Russian and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR74 ABB-BBB 34-32 184,192 Russian Studies (4 Years) [BA] R700 BBB 31 184 Russian - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and Russian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC7 AAA 37 117,184 German and Russian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF7 AAA 37 122,184 Italian and Russian (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRH7 AAA 37 130,184 Russian and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR17 AAA 37 88,184 Russian and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT7F AAA 37 132,184 Russian and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RR47 AAA 37 184,192 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 186 Social Anthropology (3/4 Years) [BSocSc] L600 ABB 34 186 SOCIAL SCIENCES 188 Criminology and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] C856 ABB 34 188 Philosophy and Criminology (3 Years) [BASS] VL53 ABB 34 172,188 Philosophy and Politics (3 years) [BASS] VL52 ABB 34 172,178,188 Philosophy and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] P567 ABB 34 172,188 Politics and Criminology (3 year) [BASS] LM29 ABB 34 178,188 Politics and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] P467 ABB 34 178,188 Politics and Sociology (3 year) [BASS] LL23 ABB 34 178,188,190
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SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE Politics and Social Anthropology (3 Years) [BASS] LL26 ABB 34 178,188 Social Anthropology and Criminology (3 Years) [BASS] LM69 ABB 34 188 Social Anthropology and Philosophy (3 Years) [BASS] LV65 ABB 34 172,188 Social Anthropology and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] S456 ABB 34 188 Social Anthropology and Sociology (3 years) [BASS] LL63 ABB 34 188,190 Sociology and Criminology (3 Years) [BASS] LM39 ABB 34 188,190 Sociology and Philosophy (3 Years) [BASS] LV35 ABB 34 172,188,190 Sociology and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] 52L8 ABB 34 188,190 SOCIOLOGY 190 Business Studies and Sociology (3 Years) [BAEcon] NL13 AAB 35 80,102,190 Economics and Sociology (3 Years) [BAEcon] LL13 AAB 35 102,190 History and Sociology (3 Years) [BA] VL13 ABB 34 124 Linguistics and Sociology (3 Years) [BA] QL13 ABB 34 146 Politics and Sociology (3 year) [BASS] LL23 ABB 34 178,188,190 Social Anthropology and Sociology (3 years) [BASS] LL63 ABB 34 188,190 Sociology (3 Years) [BSocSc] L300 ABB-BBB 33-32 190 Sociology and Criminology (3 Years) [BASS] LM39 ABB 34 188,190 Sociology and Quantitative Methods (3 Years) [BASS] 52L8 ABB 34 188.190 Sociology and Philosophy (3 Years) [BASS] LV35 ABB 34 172,188,190 SPANISH, PORTUGUESE AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 192 English Language and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RQ53 ABB 34 192 English Language and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR34 ABB 34 192 English Literature and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] QR35 ABB 34 110,192 English Literature and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RQ43 AAB 35 110,192 European Studies and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] RR59 ABB-BBB 34-32 116,192 European Studies and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RR49 ABB 34 116,192 French and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR15 ABB 34-32 117,192 French and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR14 ABB 34 117,192 German and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR25 BBB 31 122,192 German and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR24 ABB-BBB 34-32 122,192 History and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RV51 ABB 34 124,192 History and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] VR14 AAB 35 124,192
224 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE History of Art and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] RV53 ABB-BBB 34-32 126,192 History of Art and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RV43 ABB 34 126,192 Italian and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR35 BBB 31 130,192 Italian and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR34 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,192 Latin and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR64 ABB-BBB 33-32 92,192 Linguistics and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] QR15 ABB-BBB 34-32 146,192 Linguistics and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR14 ABB 34 146,192 Modern Language and Business and Management (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] NR15 ABB-BBB 34-32 192 Modern Language and Business and Management (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] NR14 ABB 34 192 Portuguese and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT51 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,192 Portuguese and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] TR25 ABB 34 132,192 Russian and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR57 BBB 31 184,192 Russian and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR74 ABB-BBB 34-32 184,192 Spanish and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT41 ABB 34 88,192 Spanish and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT42 ABB 33 132,192 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (4 Years) [BA] RR45 ABB-BBB 34-32 192 Spanish - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC4 AAA 37 117,192 German and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF4 AAA 37 122,192 Italian and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRH4 AAA 37 130,192 Russian and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RR47 AAA 37 184,192 Spanish and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR14 AAA 37 88,193 Spanish and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT4F AAA 37 132,193 TEXTILES 195 Fashion Buying and Merchandising (3 Years) [BSc] 6G49 AAB 35 195 Fashion Management (3 Years) [BSc] 3M89 AAB 35 195 Fashion Marketing (3 Years) [BSc] 3S61 AAB 35 195 Fashion Retail (3 Years) [BSc] 6U72 AAB 35 195 Textile Science and Technology (3 Years) [BSc] JJ49 ABB 33 195
225 SUBJECT AREA UCAS A-LEVEL IB PAGE History of Art and a Modern Language (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] RV53 ABB-BBB 34-32 126,192 History of Art and a Modern Language (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] RV43 ABB 34 126,192 Italian and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR35 BBB 31 130,192 Italian and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR34 ABB-BBB 34-32 130,192 Latin and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR64 ABB-BBB 33-32 92,192 Linguistics and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] QR15 ABB-BBB 34-32 146,192 Linguistics and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] QR14 ABB 34 146,192 Modern Language and Business and Management (Portuguese) (4 Years) [BA] NR15 ABB-BBB 34-32 192 Modern Language and Business and Management (Spanish) (4 Years) [BA] NR14 ABB 34 192 Portuguese and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT51 ABB-BBB 34-32 88,192 Portuguese and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] TR25 ABB 34 132,192 Russian and Portuguese (4 Years) [BA] RR57 BBB 31 184,192 Russian and Spanish (4 Years) [BA] RR74 ABB-BBB 34-32 184,192 Spanish and Chinese (4 Years) [BA] RT41 ABB 34 88,192 Spanish and Japanese (4 Years) [BA] RT42 ABB 33 132,192 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (4 Years) [BA] RR45 ABB-BBB 34-32 192 Spanish - Integrated Professional Master in Languages degrees: French and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRC4 AAA 37 117,192 German and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRF4 AAA 37 122,192 Italian and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RRH4 AAA 37 130,192 Russian and Spanish (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RR47 AAA 37 184,192 Spanish and Chinese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] TR14 AAA 37 88,193 Spanish and Japanese (4/5/6 Years) [IPML] RT4F AAA 37 132,193 TEXTILES 195 Fashion Buying and Merchandising (3 Years) [BSc] 6G49 AAB 35 195 Fashion Management (3 Years) [BSc] 3M89 AAB 35 195 Fashion Marketing (3 Years) [BSc] 3S61 AAB 35 195 Fashion Retail (3 Years) [BSc] 6U72 AAB 35 195 Textile Science and Technology (3 Years) [BSc] JJ49 ABB 33 195
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